Kolkata: Passenger teach services and products between India and Bangladesh resumed on Sunday after an over two-year hole owing to the pandemic with the flagging off of Bandhan Specific from Kolkata station on solution to Khulna within the neighbouring nation, an Japanese Railway (ER) legitimate mentioned right here.

Maitree Specific may be scheduled to renew services and products between Kolkata and Dhaka on Sunday and can trip to the Bangladesh capital on Monday morning at the first adventure from right here since March 2020, he mentioned.

 

“Passenger teach services and products between India and Bangladesh, that have been stopped for over two years owing to the pandemic, resumed with the flagging off of Bandhan Specific from Kolkata station at 7.10 am,” ER spokesperson Ekalavya Chakraborty mentioned.

Whilst the Bandhan Specific between Kolkata and Khulna runs two days every week, Maitree Specific connecting Kolkata with the BangladeshI capital is a five-day carrier.

Chakraborty advised PTI that folks on each side of the border are enthusiastic about the resumption of the teach services and products, which might be absolutely booked for the following couple of days

 

“With the relief of teach trip and a handy time time table along side affordability, folks want this mode of shipping over others similar to bus and air,” he mentioned.

The trains have a capability of round 450 passengers and feature air-conditioned chair automobile and government elegance classes, he mentioned.

India-Bangladesh teach connectivity thru West Bengal will obtain every other spice up from June 1 with the inauguration of Mitali Specific between New Jalpaiguri and Dhaka, Chakraborty mentioned.

The brand new carrier will even spice up tourism in northern West Bengal as many travellers from Bangladesh display a prepared hobby in exploring the Darjeeling Hills and the forests and tea gardens of Dooars within the foothills, he mentioned.

 

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