Bangladesh-India passenger train to resume from June 1

Bangladesh-India passenger train will resume its service again from June 1. Three passenger trains of this route will operate again. The train service was suspended for almost two years due to the epidemic coronavirus.

The news agency Times of India reported the information on Tuesday (May 18).

According to the Times of India, Indian Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav will visit Bangladesh in June. During his visit, Maitri Express, Bondhan Express and New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express will resume operations between the two countries.

Prior to the epidemic, the Maitri Express used to run five days a week on the Dhaka-Kolkata route and the Bondhan Express on the Khulna-Kolkata route once a two week.

When the two trains were launched, Bangladesh and India provided one rack each. India has given a rack to the latest Mitali Express. In March 2021, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the Dhaka-New Jalpaiguri route train.