Train services on Benapole-Mongla route begins with 500 passengers

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Train services on Benapole-Mongla route begins with 500 passengers

Shawdesh Desk;

Train communication on the 138.64km Benapole-Mongla route began operations on Saturday, carrying 500 passengers on its inaugural journey.

Benapole Rail Station master Saidur Rahman said that the commuter train departed for Mongla port at around 10:00am, reaching Mongla via Khulna’s Phultala at about 12:50pm.

The commuter train will operate daily, except on Tuesdays, according to Asim Kumar Talukdar, General Manager of the Railway Western Zone.

The route includes stopovers at Navaron, Jhikargacha, Jashore Junction, Rupdia, Singia, Chengutia, Noapara, Bejerdanga, Phultala, Aronghata, Mohammadnagar, Katakhali, Chulkati Bazar, Bhaga, and Digraj stations.

The new service follows a trial run that began on November 1, when a train was operated on the 138.64 km Khulna-Mongla rail tracks. After seven months of testing, the train service is now officially launched.