Bandhan Express

Bandhan Express

Overview
Service type	AC Express
First service	9 November 2017; 7 years ago (2017-11-09)
Current operator(s)	West Zone of Bangladesh Railway & Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railway
Route
Termini	Kolkata (KOAA) Khulna (KLNB)
Stops	3
Distance travelled	172 km (107 mi)
Average journey time	5 hours 20 mins
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	13129/13130
On-board services
Class(es)	AC First Class (1A) AC Chair Car (CC)
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Route map Legend km 0.0 Kolkata Dum Dum Junction Barasat Junction Bangaon Junction 78.3 Petrapole India–Bangladesh border 81.9.0 Benapole 116.7.0 Jessore Junction 172.3.0 Khulna

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The Bandhan Express train (Bengali: বন্ধন এক্সপ্রেস) is an international express rail service which runs between the Indian city Kolkata and the Bangladeshi city Khulna every week. It is the second modern day, fully air conditioned passenger train link between the Indian state West Bengal and Bangladesh. The Bengali word Bandhan means bonding when translated to English. It was initially referred to as the Maitree Express II. A valid visa and passport is required before purchasing a ticket for the Bandhan Express train. Tickets are available at Khulna railway station in Bangladesh and at Chitpur Station in Kolkata, India. The train service is currently paused indefinitely due to political upheaval in Bangladesh since July-August 2024.

The commercial run of this train was suspended in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. However, the train resumed its normal operations from 29 May 2022.^[1][2] Together with the Maitree Express train and the Mitali Express train, the Bandhan Express train is one of three modern day fully air conditioned passenger train links between the India and Bangladesh.