Third India-Bangladesh Train Service To Begin From June 1
The "Mitali Express" starts its engine soon.
The Mitali Express specifics
- It is scheduled to begin its journey from West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station in India to Dhaka in Bangladesh, from June 1 onwards.
- The train will cover the distance of 513 kilometres between New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka (Dhaka Cantonment station) in nine hours.
- It will run with four air-conditioned cabin coaches, and four air-conditioned chair cars and would be hauled by a diesel locomotive.
- It will help in flouring tourism in India.
- This is the third Indo-Bangladesh train service.
Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh said there will be a hospital, shopping complexes, and low budget hotels to facilitate around the station in the coming days.
