Maitree Express train service connecting Bangladesh to the Indian state of West Bengal
Maitree Express
Inauguration of Maitree Express train of the Bangladesh Railway on 14 April 2008
Overview
Service type
AC Express
First service
14 April 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-14)
Current operator(s)
Eastern (West Bengal) Railway zone of Indian Railways & Bangladesh Railway
Route
Termini
Kolkata (KOAA) Dhaka Cantonment (DHCA)
Stops
3
Distance travelled
400 kilometres (250 mi)
Average journey time
8 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency
5 days
Train number(s)
13107/13108/13109/13110
On-board services
Class(es)
1st AC (1A) AC Chair Car (CC)
Seating arrangements
Yes
Sleeping arrangements
Yes
Catering facilities
Yes
Entertainment facilities
No
Technical
Rolling stock
2 LHB rakes. 1 rake each of Indian & 1 Bangladeshi type
Track gauge
broad gauge(1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in))
Operating speed
45 kilometres per hour (28 mph)
Route map
Legend
km
0
Kolkata
114
Gede
India and Bangladesh border
118.5
Darshana
400
Dhaka Cantonment
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The Maitree Express (13109/13110) train (Bengali: মৈত্রী এক্সপ্রেস), often pronounced Moitree Express, is the first modern day, fully air conditioned, international, express train service connecting Dhaka in Bangladesh to Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The Bengali name Maitree Express means Friendship Express when translated to English, denoting the significance of the train service to the friendly foreign relations between India and Bangladesh.[1] Previously train services between the two countries existed before the partition of India by the British and the Maitree Express re-established this connection between Dhaka and Kolkata in 2008 after being closed for 43 years.[2] In 2017 a second train service, the Bandhan Express, was inaugurated connecting Kolkata with the Bangladeshi city of Khulna, recreating the previous Barisal Express train route.[3][4]
A valid visa and passport is required beforehand to purchase a ticket for the Maitree Express train. Tickets are available at Dhaka Cantonment railway station in Bangladesh and at Chitpur Station in Kolkata, India. 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 service again from 29 May 2022.[5][6] Together with the Bandhan Express train and the Mitali Express train, the Maitree Express train is one of three modern day fully air conditioned passenger train links between India and Bangladesh.
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^"Kolkata–Dhaka Moitree Express flagged off". The Times of India. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
^"Maitree Express-II chugged across India, Bangladesh border amid cheers, applause". Indo-Asian News Service. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^"Sheikh Hasina visit: Maitree Express to be made fully AC, new passenger service to be announced". The Indian Express. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
^"Bangladesh bound Maitree, Bandhan Express to resume soon: Check details". NEWS9LIVE. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^"Passenger Train Services Between India and Bangladesh to Resume from May 29; Check Details". News18. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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of eastern India MaitreeExpress and Bandhan Express which runs towards Bangladesh, also departed from here. The Maharajas' Express departed from this...
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gauge. Therefore, Broad gauge trains from Rajshahi, Khulna and the MaitreeExpress can stop at that station easily. The station has two platforms. In...
Railway opening the line from Calcutta to Goalundo Ghat, in 1871. The MaitreeExpress passes through this station. R.P.Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline"...
from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011. "MaitreeExpress" (PDF). High Commission of India, Dhaka. Archived from the original...
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connected by a biweekly train, the MaitreeExpress that runs from Kolkata to Dhaka and a weekly train, the Bandhan Express that runs from Kolkata to Khulna...
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