Tickets for the first journey of the Mohanagar Express on the Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route go on sale today, Friday, ahead of the service’s launch on October 26.
The new train service will allow passengers from Dhaka and intermediate districts, including Narsingdi, Brahmanbaria, Cumilla and Feni, to travel directly to Cox’s Bazar.
According to Bangladesh Railway, the Mohanagar Express will depart Dhaka at 8:30pm daily and reach Chattogram station at 2:40am. After a 20-minute stop, it will resume the journey at 3am and is scheduled to arrive in Cox’s Bazar at 6am.
On the return journey, the train will leave Cox’s Bazar at 9am and stop at Chattogram at 12:10pm before continuing to Dhaka. It is scheduled to reach the capital at 6:30pm.
The train will remain closed on Sundays.
Tickets for the return journey from Cox’s Bazar to Dhaka on October 27 will go on sale on Saturday, October 17.