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Train routes operated by Bangladesh Railway
5 routes · classic 4 · night train 1
Bangladesh Railway runs 5 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 1,850 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Cox’s Bazar Express at 551 km; the fastest is the Banalata Express, running up to 110 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1986.
The company itself dates to 1971, filed on Wikidata as a government agency. What this page says about the company comes from Bangladesh Railway's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q754829 ↗
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- 5
- Total length
- 1,850 km
- Countries
- Bangladesh
- Fastest
- Banalata Express · 110 km/h
- Longest
- Cox’s Bazar Express · 551 km
- Oldest line here
- 1986
- Company founded
- 1971
- Type
- government agency
Classic (4)
- Sundarban Express
Now races Dhaka to Khulna over the 6.1 km Padma Bridge, whose rail deck opened in 2024 to slash the journey to the southwest.
Wikipedia ↗ - Sonar Bangla Express
Dhaka to the port city of Chattogram non-stop in under five hours, aboard Indonesian-built carriages with airline-style catering.
Wikipedia ↗ - Parabat Express
Runs Dhaka to Sylhet through the emerald tea gardens and forested hills of Srimangal, Bangladesh’s brew capital.
Wikipedia ↗ - Banalata Express
Bangladesh’s flagship no-stop intercity, crossing the 4.8 km Jamuna “Bangabandhu” Bridge on its Dhaka–Rajshahi dash.
Wikipedia ↗
Night train (1)
- Cox’s Bazar Express
Opened 2023 to the world’s longest natural beach: an overnight glide from Dhaka to a seashell-shaped terminus a rickshaw ride from the surf.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
How many train routes does Bangladesh Railway run?
5 of the routes in this atlas are Bangladesh Railway services, covering 1,850 km across 1 country (Bangladesh). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest Bangladesh Railway train?
The Banalata Express, Dhaka to Rajshahi, at up to 110 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 4 h 40 min over 276 km.
Does Bangladesh Railway run night trains?
Yes — 1 sleeper service in this atlas: Cox’s Bazar Express (Dhaka – Cox’s Bazar).
When was Bangladesh Railway founded?
Wikidata records the company's inception as 1971, and files it as a government agency. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1986 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.
Countries Bangladesh Railway runs in
- 🇧🇩 Train routes in Bangladesh 5 routes