Agnibina Express

Agnibina Express (train no 735/736) is an intercity train of Bangladesh operated by Bangladesh Railway. It runs between Kamalapur railway station of Dhaka to Tarakandi railway station of Jamalpur.[1] It connects Mymensingh district on its way.

Agnibina Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city
StatusActive
First service17 September 1987 (1987-09-17)
Current operator(s)Bangladesh Railway
Route
StartKamalapur railway station
Stops5
EndTarakandi railway station
Distance travelled208 kilometres (129 miles)
Average journey time5 hours 32 minutes 30 seconds
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)735/736
On-board services
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Track owner(s)Bangladesh Railway

Agnibina Express is the first intercity train between Dhaka and Jamalpur. It was inaugurated in September 7, 1987. It was named after Agnibeena, a poetry book written by Kazi Nazrul Islam who is a famous Bengali poet. In Dhaka−Tarakandi route, Jamalpur Express (799/800) also runs alongside Agnibina Express, but their path is different.

Timetable

The timetable of Bangladesh Railway is changed over the time. It is requested to visit the official website of Bangladesh Railway to check the latest timetable. The timetable below is according to the 52nd timetable of Bangladesh Railway that was effective from 10 January 2020.

Train

no.

 Source Departure Destination Arrival Weekly

holiday

735 Kamalapur 11:00 Tarakandi 16:45 No[2]
736 Tarakandi 17:20 Kamalapur 23:00

Stoppages

Sometimes, the stoppage(s) of trains is/are changed by Bangladesh Railway. The stoppage list below is as of 2020:

Rolling stock

Agnibina Express is generally hauled by class 2300 or class 2400 locomotives. But sometimes, class 2900 is also used. The train runs on intercity green-yellow vacuum brake coaches.

References
  1. "13 pairs of passenger trains resume operation". DhakaTribune. 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  2. "Agnibina Express Train Schedule & Ticket Price". AmarTrain. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
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