Classic route
Banalata Express
Dhaka → Rajshahi · Bangladesh
Banalata Express in pictures
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- Distance
- 276 km
- Fastest time
- 4 h 40 min
- Average speed
- 59 km/h
- Top speed
- 110 km/h
- Operator
- Bangladesh Railway
- Train
- PT Inka rake
- Countries
- Bangladesh
- In service since
- 2019
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Bangladesh’s flagship no-stop intercity, crossing the 4.8 km Jamuna “Bangabandhu” Bridge on its Dhaka–Rajshahi dash.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Bangladesh Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
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