Upakul Express
 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Operating |
| Current operator(s) | East Zone (Bangladesh Railway) |
| Daily ridership | 6 hours |
| Route | |
| Termini | Noakhali railway station Kamalapur railway station |
| Stops | 14 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Shovan Chair, Snigdha |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Metre-gauge railway |
| Operating speed | 70-80km perhour |
Upakul Express (Train No. 711−712) is a passenger train running from Noakhali Railway Station to Dhaka Kamalapur Railway Station.[1] It was inaugurated on 17 January 1986. The train is currently in active service. This train connects Comilla, Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur and Dhaka districts along the route. It is called the second intercity metre gauge train.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Train
No |
Source | Departure | Destination | Entrance | Weekly holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711 | Noakhali | 06:00 | Kamalapur | 11:20 | Wednesday |
| 712 | Kamalapur | 15:10 | Noakhali | 20:40 | Tuesday |
Stopover
[edit](In some cases, the journey of a train may be changed by Bangladesh Railway. The following list is valid till 2025.)[3]
- Dhaka
- Biman Bandar
- Narsingdi Railway Station
- Bhairab Bazar Junction
- Ashuganj
- Brahmanbaria
- Akhaura Junction
- Quasba
- Cumilla
- Laksam Junction
- Natherpetua
- Sonaimuri
- Bajra
- Chowmuhani
- Maijdee Court
- Noakhali
Events
[edit]- On February 14, 2022, the Upakul Express train service was upgraded to a white rack service to provide better facilities for passengers.[4]
- On November 18, 2024, several people threw stones at the train, damaging twenty-nine windows across five coaches and injuring a few passengers.[5]
- On December 7, 2024, a young man died after being run over by the Upakul Express train on its way from Dhaka to Noakhali.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Intercity rail timetable (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
- ^ Bangladesh Train Name (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
- ^ "Upakul Express". Train Jatri. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Bijoy and Upakul Express train services upgraded". The Business Standard. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ^ bdnews24.com. "Child among Upakul Express passengers hurt by stones amid blockade". Upakul Express passengers hurt by stones amid protest. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Youth dies being hit by train in Noakhali -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-04-22.