Benapole Express (Train no. 795-796) is a semi non-stop intercity train which runs between

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

(capital of

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) and

Benapole Benapole () is a town at Sharsha Upazila in the Jessore District of Bangladesh. The Petrapole Customs station of India is situated across the border and since 1947, many people have travelled between what is now Bangladesh and India through Ben ...

. The train connects the capital to an important Land port of Bangladesh.

History

There was no train service directly from Benapole to Dhaka. So

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had decided to operate a new intercity train on Dhaka-Benapole route as the existing train makes 14 stops, taking the total travel time to 10 to 12 hours. In order to reach Dhaka, the passengers of India are facing extreme suffering. The only road to travel depends on the bus. This breakthrough move saves at least 3 to 4 hours as Benapole Express is reaching its destination within 7–8 hours daily. The Benapole Express has been scheduled to run non-stop for six days every week.

Naming

The train is named after its final destination. At first, a few names including Bandar Express, Ichhamati Express and Benapole Express were proposed but Prime Minister

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decided on the name Benapole Express.

Coaches

The Benapole Express has a total of 896 seats. There are 12 new coaches on the train with advanced technologies and facilities which have been procured from China. Among them, two are air-conditioned controlled. There is a wheelchair system for disabled passengers, which is the first in

. Rolling Stock: * AC Chair 2 * AC Cabin 1 * Shovon Chair 6 * Power Car 1 * Guard Brake 2 At the beginning, the train used to run with 12 new coaches procured from

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. But then the new coaches were replaced with 10 LHB coaches from India. On 18 April 2023, Benapole express received its current Chinese coaches with advanced technologies and facilities under the Padma Rail Link.

Halts

The train will have stopovers in- *

* Jhikargacha * Jashore Jn * Mobarakganj * Kotchandpur * Darsana Halt *

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* Poradah Jn * Kushtia Court Rail Station * Khoksha Rail Station * Rajbari * Faridpur Rail station * Bhanga *

Price

The ticket price for the train has been fixed at ৳485

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for Shovan chair, ৳1,047 taka for Snigdha, ৳1,213 taka for air-conditioned seats each and ৳1,869 taka for air-conditioned cabins.

Foods

Two canteen are added to the train. Here burgers, cakes, sandwiches, patches, rolls, bread, tea, copies, cutlets, boiled eggs, fried chicken, kebab singers, samucha, various types of soft drinks and mineral water are available.

References

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{{Commons category Rail transport in Dhaka Rail transport in Jessore Benapole Named passenger trains of Bangladesh