Ekota Express

Ekota Express (Bengali: একতা এক্সপ্রেস) is a named inter-city passenger train of Bangladesh. It runs between Kamalapur railway station of Dhaka District and Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam railway station of Panchagarh District.

Ekota Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city named passenger train
StatusOperating
Current operator(s)Bangladesh Railway
Route
StartKamalapur railway station
EndBir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam railway station
Distance travelled593[1] or 639 km[2]
Train number(s)705–706
Line(s) used
Technical
Track gaugeBroad-gauge[3]

Rolling stock

On 2 September 2016, Ekota Express along with Drutojan Express were converted from meter-gauge to broad-gauge. Ekota Express has a load of 13/26 and can hold up to 1,200 passengers.

On 16 December 2016, railway coaches of Ekota Express along with Drutojan Express were changed with newer ones imported from Indonesia.[3]

On 11 November 2018, the route of Ekota and Drutojan Express were extended from Dhaka–Dinajpur to Dhaka–Panchagarh. As a result, the shuttle train service between Dinajpur and Panchagarh was closed.[2]

Incidents and accidents

References
  1. "Panchagarh Express maiden voyage tomorrow". Daily Bangladesh. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. "পঞ্চগড়-ঢাকা সরাসরি ট্রেন চলাচল শুরু" [Panchagarh-Dhaka direct train movement started]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. "Ekota, Drutajan get new coaches". The Independent. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. "Dhaka-Mymensingh train link cut off for 8 hrs". Bdnews24.com. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  5. "Deaths in Bangladesh train accident". Aljazeera.com. 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. "2 die in Sirajganj train collision, 3 suspended". Prothom Alo. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  7. "Running train hits waiting Express 2 killed, 40 injured". The New Nation. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  8. "DC to honour schoolboys for stopping train to avert accident". Bangladesh Post. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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