The Panchagarh Express (Train no. 793-794) 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

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

) and the most northern

Panchagarh District Foga District () is a district of the Rangpur Division in North Bengal, Northern Bangladesh. Panchagarh is the northernmost district of Bangladesh. It lies between 26º00' and 26º38' north latitudes and between 88º19' and 88º49' east longitudes. ...

. The train connects the capital to northern Bengal. Coach: Indian LHB

History

Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina (''née'' Wazed; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. Premiership of Sheikh Hasina, Her ...

inaugurated this service by videoconference from Dhaka on 25 May 2019. This named train service will run seven days a week.

Schedule

''Panchagarh Express'' begins its journey from

Kamalapur railway station Kamalapur Railway Station, officially Dhaka Railway Station, is the central railway station in Kamalapur, Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. It is the largest station and the busiest infrastructure for transportation in the country that acts as a g ...

at 22:45. It stops at the

Airport railway station, Dhaka Airport railway station or Biman Bandar railway station is a railway station in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Situated opposite to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, it can be accessed from the Airport Road. Overview It is the second ...

at 23:17, and another at Santaher railway station at 04:15. It usually reaches Parbatipur at 06:00. and

Dinajpur Dinajpur ( ) is a city and the district headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi ...

at 06:37. It makes another stop at Pirganj railway station at 07:23. It reaches Thakurgaon at 07:50 and its final destination,

Panchagarh Panchagarh is a city in northwestern Bangladesh. It is the administrative center of Panchagarh District. Etymology There are two main beliefs associated with the name of the district. The first is that Panchargarh was named after an area called Pa ...

, at 08:50. The reverse journey starts from Panchagarh at 12.30; Thakurgaon Road at 13:10; Pirganj railway station at 13:35 and reaches Kamalapur Railway Station at 21.55pm. On its return route, it stops at Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Parbitpur and Dhaka Airport stations. The approximate times are 1.53pm, 3.02pm, 3.55pm and 10.03pm respectively.

Coach composition

This named train has a total of 14

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with one AC cabin, 2 AC chairs, 9 Shovan chair cars, 2 Power Cars, Guard Break and pantry car.

Seat distribution

Total seats are 896 from Panchagarh and 871 from Dhaka where 30% seats is reserved for the Panchagarh, 25% for Thakurgaon and 30% and 15% for Dinajpur and Parbatipur respectively.

Halts

The train makes stops at 9 stations. They are- *

* Thakurgaon *

* Parbatipur *

Joypurhat Joypurhat is a city in northwestern Bangladesh, near the border with India. It is the headquarters of Joypurhat District. One of the largest sugermill in Bangladesh, known as Joypurhat Sugarmills Limited and Bangladesh's only mineral and metallur ...

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 *

References

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{{Commons category Named passenger trains of Bangladesh