‘Mitali Express’ train service from Dhaka to New Jalpaiguri to be inaugurated today
- Update Time : Saturday, March 27, 2021
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‘Mitali Express’ a passenger train between Dhaka (Bangladesh) and New Jalpaiguri (India) route is going to be inaugurated today.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will inaugurate the train service virtually on Saturday afternoon.
Sources at Dhaka Cantonment Railway Station said the train will ply two days in a week at this moment. On Monday and Thursday, the train will run on Dhaka Cantonment-Chilahati-New Jalpaiguri route while on New Jalpaigurui-Chilahati-Dhaka Cantonment route on Sunday and Wednesday.
The fare of AC berth is Tk 4,905 for per passenger, AC seat Tk 3, 805 and AC chair Tk 2,705.
The fare for a child up to five-year is 50 per cent.
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