PM inaugurates new train on Chilahati-Dhaka route

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated a new inter-city train on Dhaka-Chilahati railway track.

Joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban on Sunday morning,the premier opened the launching of the train  Chilahati Express – by blowing a whistle and waving a flag at a ceremony held at Chilahati Railway Station in Nilphamari as the chief guest.

With a capacity of 800 passengers and modern facilities, the train will ply across the Chilahati-Dhaka-Chilahati route six-day  a week.

Chilahati Railway Station is an important intersection in the Nilphamari district as the Haldibari-Chilahati route was revived to resume rail communication between Bangladesh and India.

Alongside goods-laden wagons, the inter-country Mitali Express is running on this route.

Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah moderated the ceremony, while railway secretary Dr Md Humayun Kabir delivered a welcome address. Railways Minister Md. Nurul Islam Sujan also spoke on the occasion.

A video documentary on the Bangladesh Railway (BR) was screened.

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