Draft:Madhumati Express

Madhumati Express
Overview
Service typeIntercity train
First serviceAugust 15, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-08-15)
Current operator(s)Western Railway, Bangladesh
Route
TerminiRajshahi railway station
Kamalapur railway station
Stops20
Average journey time7 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency6 days a week. (Closed on Thursdays)
Train number(s)755/756
On-board services
Class(es)Decorative chair, first seat, soft heated chair
Seating arrangementsyes
Sleeping arrangementsyes
Catering facilitiesyes
Entertainment facilitiesno
Baggage facilitiesno
Technical
Rolling stock
  • America's 6600 series locomotives or India's 6500 series locomotives
  • First seat coach 1
  • AC chair coach 1
  • Non AC chair coach 7
  • Power car coach 1
  • Gardbrake and dining car coach 2 t
  • Total vehicle load is 12/24
Track gaugebroad gauge
Operating speed80-100-85-115-100

Madhumati Express (Train Number- 755/756) is a popular inter-city train of western region operated under Bangladesh Railway . The train runs from Rajshahi, the headquarters of Bangladesh Railway Western Region and a major city in North Bengal, to the capital Dhaka via Banga and Padma bridges.[1]

It was inaugurated on 15 August 2003 which at that time operated on the Rajshahi - Goland Ghat route. Which was subsequently extended from October 30, 2020, by changing the route to Banga railway station. Later on 1 December 2023 it was extended to Dhaka. It debuted as the fifth train on the Rajshahi-Dhaka route. Currently the train is plying between Rajshahi and Dhaka via Padma Bridge with "PT Inca 2016" imported from Indonesia.

  1. ^ "ঢাকা-রাজশাহী রুটে নতুন ট্রেন মধুমতী এক্সপ্রেস, টিকিট বিক্রি শুরু". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). November 26, 2023.