The Rupsha Express (Train No. 727/728) is a train that runs from

Chilahati Chilahati ( bn, চিলাহাটি) is a border railway station in Bangladesh, situated in Nilphamari District, in Rangpur Division. It is an active railway transit point on the Bangladesh-India border. Important track in the British per ...

, in Southwestern Bengal, to

Khulna Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...

, in

North Bengal North Bengal ( bn, উত্তরবঙ্গ/উত্তর বাংলা) is a term used for the north-western part of Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal. The Bangladesh part denotes the Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. Gen ...

. It is operated by Bangladesh Railway. Another train, the

Simanta Express ''Simanta Express'' (train No. 747/748) is an intercity train from Chilahati to Khulna. The train is conducted by Bangladesh Railway. The train serves from South-Western Bengal to North Bengal. Apart from the ''Simanta Express'', the '' Rupsha Exp ...

, also travels this route.

Routes

The train route from Chilahati to Khulna is the longest route in

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. It was launched on 5 May 1986.

Timing

The train runs from Chilahati daily, departing at 8:00 am and reaching Khulna at 5:40 pm. It leaves Khulna at 7:25 am daily and reaches Chilahati at 5:00 pm.

References

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