Ekota Express

Ekota Express (Train no. 705-706) is an inter-city train service of Bangladesh, running between Kamalapur Railway Station of Dhaka and Panchagarh Railway Station of Panchagarh, operated by Bangladesh Railway.

Ekota Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city
StatusActive
Current operator(s)Bangladesh Railway
Route
StartKamalapur Railway Station
Stops18
EndPanchagarh Railway Station
Distance travelled526 km
Average journey time10 hours 45 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)705/706
On-board services
Class(es)AC Cabin, AC Chair, Non AC Chair
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Baggage facilitiesYes
Technical
Track gaugeBroad gauge
Operating speed100 km/h
Track owner(s)Bangladesh Railway

History

In 1986, a train named Ekota Express was started between Dinajpur and Dhaka. As Jamuna Bridge did no exist on that time, passengers can go from Dinajpur up to Balashi Ghat. There, they had to cross Jamuna river by ferry, and on the other side of the river, another rake of Ekota Express started up to Dhaka. Since the introduction of Jamuna Bridge, Ekota Express runs on a single rake.

On September 2, 2016, Ekota Express along with Drutojan Express were converted from meter-gauge to broad-gauge. Ekota Express has a load of 13/26 and can hold up to 1,200 passengers.[1]

Timetable

(Note: Bangladesh Railway time-table is being "updated" over time. Before reading this section, anyone should visit Bangladesh Railway's official site here to check the latest time table.)

According to 52nd Time Table (active from 10-01-2020) of Bangladesh Railway, Ekota Express train maintains the following time table:

  • 705 no. Ekota Express departs Kamalapur Railway Station at 10:10 am, and reaches Panchagarh Railway Station at 09:00 pm.
  • 706 no. Ekota Express departs Panchagarh Railway Station at 09:10 pm, and reaches Kamalapur Railway Station at 08:10 am.

Stoppages

Ekota Express gives stoppages at following railway stations on its way:

  1. Airport Railway Station
  2. Joydebpur Railway Station
  3. Tangail Railway Station
  4. Bangabandhu Brige East Railway Station
  5. Bangabandhu Brige West Railway Station
  6. Natore Railway Station
  7. Santahar Junction Railway Station
  8. Akkelpur Railway Station
  9. Joypurhat Railway Station
  10. Pachbibi Railway Station
  11. Birampur Railway Station
  12. Fulbari Railway Station
  13. Parbatipur Junction Railway Station
  14. Dinajpur Railway Station
  15. Setabganj Railway Station
  16. Pirganj Railway Station
  17. Thakurgaon Road Railway Station
  18. Ruhia Railway Station

Rolling Stock

Ekota Express runs on green-red colored Indonesian PT INKA made air-braked coaches with a load of 13/26. Class 6500 locomotive is usually used to haul this train.

Performance

This train is one of the fastest and luxurious train of western Bangladesh.

See also

References
  1. "পঞ্চগড়-ঢাকা সরাসরি ট্রেন চলাচল শুরু". প্রথম আলো (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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