Overview | |
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Service type | Intercity Express |
Status | Weekly 6 Days (Monday OFF) |
First service | 16 March 1986; 37 years ago |
Current operator(s) | Bangladesh Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Kamalapur railway station Dewanganj Bazar Railway Station |
Stops | 8 |
Distance travelled | 212 K.M.(132 Mile) |
Average journey time | 5 Hours, 10 Minutes |
Train number(s) | 707-708 |
Line(s) used | Metre Gauge |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | CHAIR, AC, FIRST CLASS |
Seating arrangements | AC_S, SNIGDHA, F_SEAT, S_CHAIR |
Sleeping arrangements | No |
Catering facilities | Yes |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | Overhead Rac |
Other facilities | Prayer Place, Canteen |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Track owner(s) | Bangladesh Railway |
The Tista Express (train numbers 707/708) is a high-speed inter-city train of the Bangladesh Railway, operating between Dhaka and Dewanganj Upazila every day of the week except Monday. [1] It runs from Kamalapur railway station in Dhaka to Dewanganj railway station. [2] The train is a red-green Indonesian air brake. The load of the train is 18/36. This train connects the 3 districts of Dhaka, Mymensingh and Jamalpur on a journey and sometimes Gazipur. Dhaka to Dewanganj train schedule Tista Express takes 5 hours and 10 minutes from Dhaka to Dewanganj. [3]
Train No | Train Name | Off Day | Departure | Arrive | Off Day |
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707 | Tista Express | Dhaka to Dewanganj | 7.30 AM | 11.29 AM | Monday |
708 | Tista Express | Dewanganj to Dhaka | 2:55 PM | 8:25 PM |
Tista Express Stoppage:
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