Drutajan Express

Drutajan Express

Drutajan Express standing at Bimanbandar Station, Dhaka
Overview
Service type	Inter-city Train
First service	27 August 1991; 33 years ago (27 August 1991)
Current operator(s)	Bangladesh Railway
Route
Termini	Kamalapur Railway Station Panchagarh Railway Station
Distance travelled	526 km(327 mi)
Average journey time	10 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	757/758
On-board services
Class(es)	Ac, Non-Ac, Chair,First Class Non Ac
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	12
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	100 km/hour

The Drutajan Express (Bengali: দ্রুতযান এক্সপ্রেস) is an inter-city train of Bangladesh Railway service. It gives service between the capital Dhaka and the northern Panchagarh District. At first it was operated from Dinajpur to Dhaka Cantonment Station, then extended to Panchagarh and Kamalapur. It is one of the fastest and luxury trains in Bangladesh.

Schedule and stations

Drutajan express departs from Panchagarh railway station at 08:10 am and reaches Dhaka at 06:55 pm every day. It takes 10 hours 40 minutes for a trip. The departure from Dhaka is at 08:00 pm and reaches Panchagarh at 06:10 am every day. The number of coach in the train is 13. The train stops at the following stations:[1]

• Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka
• Dhaka Airport Railway Station
• Joydevpur
• Tangail
• Saedabad
• Ibrahimabad
• Chatmohor
• Ishwardi Bypass
• Natore
• Ahsanganj
• Santaher
• Akkelpur
• Joypurhat
• Panchbibi
• Birampur
• Phulbari
• Parbatipur Railway Station
• Dinajpur Railway Station
• Thakurgaon
• Panchagarh

See also

• Maitree Express
• Samjhauta Express
• Lalmoni Express

References

1. পঞ্চগড়-ঢাকা সরাসরি ট্রেন চলাচল শুরু. প্রথম আলো (in Bengali).