Upakul Express

Upakul Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
Current operatorEast Zone (Bangladesh Railway)
Daily ridership6 hours
Route
TerminiNoakhali railway station
Kamalapur railway station
Stops14
On-board services
ClassesShovan Chair, Snigdha
Seating arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesYes
Entertainment facilitiesYes
Technical
Track gaugeMetre-gauge railway
Operating speed70-80 km/h

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

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

(In some cases, the journey of a train may be changed by Bangladesh Railway. The following list is valid as of 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

  • On February 14, 2022, the Upakul Express train service was upgraded to a white rake 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

  1. ^ Intercity rail timetable (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
  2. ^ Bangladesh Train Name (PDF). Bangladesh Railway.
  3. ^ "Upakul Express". Train Jatri. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  4. ^ "Bijoy and Upakul Express train services upgraded". The Business Standard. 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  5. ^ "Child among Upakul Express passengers hurt by stones amid blockade". bdnews24.com. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  6. ^ "Youth dies being hit by train in Noakhali -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-04-22.

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