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The first-ever intercity train between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar, the Cox's Bazar Express, started operation on Friday.
The train started from Cox's Bazar for Dhaka with 1,380 passengers at 12:40pm.
Cox's Bazar Station Master Golam Rabbani said, "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced the inauguration of this railway project on 11 November. But the first commercial train left at 12:40pm today. There are 1,380 passengers in 23 compartments of the Cox's Bazar Express."
He said two trains will run on this route for now.
"The train will reach Dhaka via Chattogram at 9:10pm. On the other hand, the train will leave from Dhaka at 10:30pm and will reach Cox's Bazar at 7:20am the next day," Rabbani added.
He said the AC-class fare for the train has been set at Tk1,325 while the non-AC class fare is set at Tk695. The AC fare from Cox's Bazar to Chattogram is Tk470 and non-AC Tk250.
Railway Ministry Secretary Dr Mohammad Humayun Kabir was present at the station during the maiden journey of the first passenger train on Friday. He greeted the passengers with flowers.
At the time, he said the Cox's Bazar Express will run on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route throughout the month of December.
There are plans to increase the number of trains on this route from January, he added.
Additional Deputy Inspector General of Tourist Police Cox's Bazar region Apel Mahmud said the arrival of tourists in Cox's Bazar will increase due to the train service.
All kinds of preparations have been made for the service and safety of tourists, he added.
Passengers said the journey has been enjoyable.
The railway project from Chattogram to Dohazari was approved in 2010. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid its foundation stone in 2011.
After revising the project in 2016, PM Hasina inaugurated the project on 11 November this year.
The project has been implemented at a cost of Tk18,500 crore; the length of the railway line from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar is 101km.
The intercity 'Cox's Bazar Express' has set off on its maiden journey to Dhaka, marking a significant milestone for railway communication in Bangladesh.
The commercial train departed from Cox's Bazar at 12:30 pm on Friday, according to station master Golam Rabbani.
The spectacular oyster-shaped railway station, the largest in Asia, has been built in Jhelongja with the aim of connecting Dhaka to Cox's Bazar by train.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 102 km railway from Dohazari to Cox's Bazar on Nov 11, with the Chattogram to Dohazari railway already operational.
The arrival time from Cox's Bazar to Chattogram is set at 3:40 pm, departing at 4 pm with a 20-minute break to reach the Dhaka Airport Station at 8:30 pm. A three-minute break is scheduled at the Kamalapur station.
The return journey from Dhaka is slated for 10:30 pm on Friday, reaching Cox's Bazar at 6:40 am the next morning.
Eastern Railway official Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddiqui said that a pair of intercity trains will operate on the Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route, accommodating 780 passengers.
For the journey from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar, the lowest fare for a non-AC seat is Tk 505, while an AC seat and AC berth are priced at Tk 1,156 and Tk 1,731, respectively.
Train No. 814, operating from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar, observes Monday as its weekly holiday, while train No. 813 from Cox's Bazar to Dhaka remains closed on Tuesday.
All train tickets on this route have been pre-sold until Dec 10.
In an effort to enhance the comfort and safety of tourists, authorities have decided to operate the train with Korean coaches.
A truck driver’s assistant, who was burnt in an arson attack in Khagrachari amid the BNP’s antigovernment protests before election, has died in hospital care.
Relatives of Belal Hossain, 35, said he died at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday afternoon.
Driver Ishak Mia, 28, who was also injured in the incident on Nov 27, said two unidentified arsonists vandalised and torched the truck after blocking the road.
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