India-Bangladesh 'Mitali Express' train flagged off between New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka railway stations

The railway line connecting India and Bangladesh, the New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Cantonment 'Mitali Express' was flagged off today by the Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Nurul Islam Sujon. 

This train marks the third passenger train service between India and Bangladesh. 

The New Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Cantonment train, bearing number 13132, will run two days a week, i.e., on Sundays and Wednesdays. For the return journey, train no 13131, Dhaka Cantonment-New Jalpaiguri, Mitali Express will run every Monday and Thursday.

The train will cover the distance of around 513km between New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal and Dhaka Cantonment in Bangladesh in nine hours.

As of now, the train will run with four air-conditioned cabin coaches, and four air-conditioned chair cars and will be hauled by a diesel locomotive.