Special train to run in Sylhet from April 18

Sylhet Bureau :

The demand for train tickets increases two to three times during Eid. But the number of trains does not increase compared to that. So most people have to depend on road. As passengers have to pay extra fare, there is also risk of accidents. To alleviate this suffering, the railway department has launched special trains in the eastern part of the country.
One of the seven special trains in the eastern region will run on the Chandpur-Sylhet route. The process of launching a new pair of inter-city trains on this route has been started to facilitate the travel of the people of Chandpur and greater Comilla region working in Sylhet. The special train on the Chandpur-Sylhet route will leave Sylhet at 4:40 PM and reach Chandpur at 12:30 PM. And it will leave Chandpur at 4 PM and reach Sylhet at 12 PM. The train has 488 seats.
According to railway sources, after the approval of the Prime Minister, the railways is examining the feasibility of a new train on the route and forming an opinion. The train is likely to be commissioned by this year with new rakes from Indonesia. And with the aim of finalizing this process, Ôspecial trainÕ is being started experimentally on this route around Eid. 1 pair of special trains will run on this route for 5 days before Eid and 4 days after. It will have 10 coaches. All Eid Yatra tickets have to be done online.
During the British period, a train was plying on the Sylhet-Chandpur route under the then Assam Bengal Railway. Tea and other goods were going to Chandpur from Assam by that train named ÔMeghnaÕ. From there the goods reached Britain by sea through Calcutta port. After the end of the British rule, the railway route was closed over time. Later the train was given the name ÔMeghnaÕ on the Chittagong-Chandpur route. Moreover, in 2000, a commuter train from Chandpur to Laksam had several compartments attached for Sylhet bound passengers.