Suborno Express (Train no. 701/702) is an intercity train of

Bangladesh Railway Bangladesh Railway () is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Mi ...

which runs between

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(the capital of Bangladesh) and

Chittagong Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...

. Suborno Express has been considered one of the prestigious trains since it is considered the first luxurious non-stop train in the country. The train connects the capital Dhaka with Port City Chittagong of Bangladesh.

History

Suborno Express made its 1st inaugural run on 14 April 1998 with allocated train no. 701 (up)/702 (down). It was introduced as a nonstop inter-city train that offers luxurious and fast service. The train starts from Dhaka Railway Station since its inauguration. Suborno Express gets the top priority on

network. It only gives stoppage at Dhaka Airport Station. Thus, the train is popular among the aristocratic people.

Schedule

The train departs Chittagong railway station at 7:30am (

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) and arrives in Dhaka at 12:20pm 01On the return trip, it departs Dhaka at 4:30pm and arrives in Chittagong at 9:50pm 02 This train runs six days a week, this train has 1 off day onday

Carriages

The train currently runs with Korean coaches made by Sung Sing Rolling Stock Technology (SSRST). However, sometimes the train pulls up to 22 coaches if there is compelling demand. The train has 5 AC chair cars, 6 non-AC chair cars, 3 AC Sleeper cars, 1 First Sleeper (Non AC) car, two dining cars with attached guard brakes, and one generator car. The train was replaced with Korean coaches made by Sung Sing Rolling Stock Technology in 6 June 2023. Prior to introducing Chinese coaches, the train ran with air-braked Iranian coaches brake coaches. Later, due to maintenance problems, Iranian airbrake coaches were replaced with newly imported Chinese coaches in 2007.

Locomotive

Suborno Express is hauled by a Class 3000 series Locomotive of Bangladesh Railway.

Passenger interest

People usually travel Suborno Express for non stop service. The train has more AC carriages than any other Dhaka-Chittagong express trains. Suborno Express is popular among corporate figures as well.

Stoppages only Bimanbandor

* Dhaka Bimanbandor

References

https://eticket.railway.gov.bd/en

External links

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