Kapotaksha Express

Kapotaksha Express

Overview
Service type	Intercity
First service	1 May 1986 (1986-05-01)
Current operator(s)	West Zone
Route
Termini	Khulna Rajshahi
Stops	13
Distance travelled	263.2 km (163.5 mi)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	715/716
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car Non AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Entertainment facilities	Yes
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Kapotaksha Express (Template:Lang-bn) (Tr 715/716) is a Bangladeshi Intercity train service runs between the two western city of Bangladesh Khulna and Rajshahi. It is one of the famous train in Bangladesh.

History

First inaugural run of Kapotaksha Express was ran on 1 May 1986. In 1988 the service was temporary stopped. In late 1989 the service starts again from Khulna to Rajshahi. Primarily this train halted only in Jessore, Chuadanga & Ishwardi. Now it has 15 stoppage in between the route. This train was named after the river Kapotaksha.

Timetable

(The timetable of Bangladesh Railway is changed over the time. It is requested to visit the official website of Bangladesh Railway to check the latest timetable. The timetable below is according to the 52nd timetable of Bangladesh Railway that was effective from 10th January, 2020)

Train no.	Source	Departure	Destination	Arrival	Weekly holiday
715	Khulna	06:15	Rajshahi	12:00	Tuesday
716	Rajshahi	14:15	Khulna	20:10

Stoppages

• Noapara
• Jessore Junction
• Mubarakganj
• Kotchandpur
• Darshana Halt
• Chuadanga
• Alamdanga
• Poradaha Junction
• Mirpur
• Bheramara
• Paksey
• Ishwardi Junction
• Azim Nagar

Rolling stock

The rake of Kapotaksha Express consist with 11 PT Inka Coaches. It has 1 AC chair car and 8 non AC chair cars with 2 power cars. It usually gets Class 6500 locomotives.

External links

Media related to Kapotaksha Express at Wikimedia Commons