Tista Express

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Tista Express
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Overview
Service type Intercity Express
StatusWeekly 6 Days (Monday OFF)
First service16 March 1986; 37 years ago
Current operator(s) Bangladesh Railway
Route
Termini Kamalapur railway station
Dewanganj Bazar Railway Station
Stops8
Distance travelled212 K.M.(132 Mile)
Average journey time5 Hours, 10 Minutes
Train number(s)707-708
Line(s) used Metre Gauge
On-board services
Class(es) CHAIR, AC, FIRST CLASS
Seating arrangementsAC_S, SNIGDHA, F_SEAT, S_CHAIR
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesOverhead Rac
Other facilitiesPrayer Place, Canteen
Technical
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 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]

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Schedule

Tista Express Train Time Table Dhaka to Dewanganj [4]
Train NoTrain NameOff DayDepartureArriveOff Day
707Tista ExpressDhaka to Dewanganj7.30 AM11.29 AMMonday
708Tista ExpressDewanganj to Dhaka2:55 PM8:25 PM

Tista Express Stoppage:

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