INDIA-BANGLADESH PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICES

May 30, 2022

The Bangladesh-India passenger train services resumed after two years with the flagging off of the Maitree Express train from Dhaka.

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  • The Bandhan Express between Kolkata and Khulna was also resumed with the flagging off of the train at Kolkata. It reached Benapole railway station around 9.45 a.m. local time.
  • The newly introduced train Mitali Express between New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka will be flagged off jointly by the Railway Ministers of India and Bangladesh on June 1. The train will not have any commercial stoppage between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri.
  • Passenger train services between the two countries had remained suspended for over two year after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
  • The resumption of the train services was eagerly awaited in Bangladesh as it provides a convenient and cheap mode of connectivity for the people travelling from Bangladesh to India and back.