Lalmoni Express (Train no. 751/752) is an 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

Lalmonirhat District Lalmonirhat District () is a District, situated at the northern border of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Lalmonirhat mahakuma was established as a district on 1 February 1984. To the north of Lalmonirhat lie Cooch Behar and Ja ...

. Lalmoni Express has been considered one of the popular trains since its inception in 2004. The train connects several important cities, such as: Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Bogra, Natore with Dhaka. It is one of the long-distance travelling trains of Bangladesh alonging with Drutajan Express, Panchagarh Express, and Ekota Express.

History

Lalmoni Express made its 1st inaugural run on 7 March 2004 with allocated train no. 751up/752down. It was introduced as only inter-city train between Lalmonirhat and Dhaka. It has frequent stops than other intercity trains in

. However,

Lalmonirhat Lalmonirhat () is a town and district headquarters of Lalmonirhat District in the Rangpur Division, division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. Demographics According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, 2022 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat city had a populat ...

Division of Bangladesh Railway gives top priority to this train for its passenger demand.

Schedule

Lalmoni Express departs

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at 10:40 (

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) and arrives Dhaka station at 20:55. In return trip, it departs Dhaka at 22:10 and arrives Lalmonirhat at 08:20. Friday is the weekly holiday of this train. Due to its long distance of travelling, it faces schedule collapse sometimes.

Carriages

The train currently runs with 14

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Coaches. In spite of huge passenger demand, the train didn't get new coaches since its inception.

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is thinking to upgrade its coaches in near future by introduction of air brake system.

Locomotive

Lalmoni Express usually is hauled by a Class 2900 locomotive of

. The train can be run with a vacuum brake locomotive. BR 2934

Stops

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* Bangabandhu Bridge East * Shaheed M Monsur Ali * Ullapara * Boralbridge * Azimnagar station *

Natore Natore is a city ("town" in some sources) in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of the Natore District. Its current administrator is Asha Khatun. The Narod river is passing through the center of the city with pollution from upstream industr ...

* Santahar * Talora *

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* Sonatala * Bonarpara *

Gaibandha Gaibandha () is a town and district headquarters of Gaibandha District in northern Bangladesh. It is a centre of commerce and trade of the Gaibandha District and is located under the Rangpur Division. The area of the city is approximately 10.54 ...

* Bamandanga * Pirgachha *

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* Tista *

Lalmonirhat Railway Station Lalmonirhat Junction railway station () is a railway junction in Lalmonirhat District of Rangpur Division in Bangladesh. History North Bengal State Railway opened a metre gauge line from Parbatipur to Kaunia in 1879. Two narrow gauge lines we ...

References

External links

{{Commons category Transport in Rangpur, Bangladesh Named passenger trains of Bangladesh