PM inaugurates ‘Sonar Bangla’ train service
A new train service named ‘Sonar Bangla Express’, a direct inter-city train service on Dhaka-Chittagong route, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday morning.
The Premier inaugurated the train service at Kamalapur Railway Station at about 11:30am.
The 16-coach train will reach its destination in 5 hours and 40 minutes.
Sonar Bangla Express is the second nonstop train service in the Dhaka-Chittagong route. The first one, Subarna Express started operations back in 14th April, 1998.
