Khulna – Kolkata special train arrived in India; soon to be regularized by RailEnquiry Admin on 09 April, 2017 - 12:49 PM | ||
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RailEnquiry Admin | Khulna – Kolkata special train arrived in India; soon to be regularized on 09 April, 2017 - 12:49 PM | |
Khulna-Kolkata special train (Maitree Express-II) arrived Kolkata with five coaches and 43 Bangladesh delegation members. This train departed from Khulna Railway station at 8AM and entered India at 01:40PM. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated the trial run of the train through video conference earlier in the day. From Khulna to Indian entrance this train covered a distance of 176kms and to Kolkata 96kms. The trial run of Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus service also began on Saturday which will cover the distance upto Khulna in 7 hours and Dhaka in 13 hours. |