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Mahanagar Express

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Mahanagar Express (Train No. 721/722) is an intercity passenger train in Bangladesh, which runs between Chittagong Railway Station in Chittagong District and Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka District. The train was inaugurated on 4 December 1985. In 2011, the train was renamed 701 and 702 to 721 and 722. 701 and 702 were given to the Suburban Express.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Mahanagar Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
First service4 December 1985
Current operator(s)East Zone (Bangladesh Railway)
Ridership8 Hours
Daily ridership320 kilometers (200 miles)
Route
TerminiChittagong Railway Station
Kamalapur railway station
Stops12
Train number(s)721/722
On-board services
Class(es)AC, Snigda, Sovan Char
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Observation facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesYes
Technical
Operating speed80 kilometers

Schedule

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Train

No

Source Departure Destination Entrance Weekly holiday
721 Chittagong 12:30 Kamalapur 18:40 Sunday
722 Kamalapur 21:20 Chittagong 03:30 Sunday

References

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  1. ^ "East zone tt draft f.pdf" (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
  2. ^ "Dhaka to Chittagong train schedule and fare list". Amar Sangbad.
  3. ^ "New schedule for 10 intercity trains from Chattogram in effect". The Business Standard. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  4. ^ "Chattogram-bound train derails in Brahmanbaria; train services normal". www.newagebd.net. 2025-05-12. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  5. ^ News, Somoy. "Eid rail journeys marred by repeated schedule disruptions | Bangladesh". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-05-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Ctg-bound train derails in B'baria; train services normal". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  7. ^ "Save the Children employee dies after being hit by train in Dhaka". The Daily Star. 2023-11-28. Archived from the original on 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-12.