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Chitra Express
Overview
Chitra Express waiting at Joydevpur Station
Service type	Intercity
First service	07 October, 2007 (07 October, 2007)
Current operator(s)	West Zone
Route
Termini	Dhaka Khulna
Distance travelled	412.4 km (256.3 mi)
Service frequency	6 days in a week
Train number(s)	763/764
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Sleeper, AC Chair, Non AC Chair
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Entertainment facilities	Yes
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Khulna-Dhaka line

Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Legend

					Dhaka

					Tongi
					to Bhairab Bazar

					Joydebpur
					to Mymensingh

					Tangail

					to Jamalpur
					Jamuna Bridge

					to Sirajganj Bazar
					Jamtoil

					Boral Bridge

					to Pabna
					Majhgram

					to Abdulpur
					Ishwardi

					Hardinge Bridge

					Poradah
					to Goalundo Ghat

					Chuadanga

					to Darshana
					Darshana Halt

					Kotchandpur

					to Benapole
					Jessore

					Phultala
					to Mongla

					Khulna

Chitra Express is a Bangladeshi Intercity train which runs between the capital city Dhaka and the south western city Khulna through Bangabandhu Railway Bridge .

Name[edit]

This train is named after the river Chitra of Narail.

Schedule[edit]

Chitra Express starts its journey from Khulna at 09:00 am and arrives Dhaka at 05:55 pm. Then it departs Dhaka at 07:00 pm and arrives Khulna at 03:40 am. During its run, Chitra Express crosses Jamuna Bridge and Hardinge Bridge.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Bangladesh Railway. "Dhaka Train Schedule".

External links[edit]

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Zones	East Zone West Zone
Lines	Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Rajbari–Bhanga line Dhaka–Jessore line Joydebpur–Bangabandhu Shetu East line Tongi–Bhairab–Akhaura line Tongi–Manikganj–Paturia Ghat line Akhaura–Kulaura–Chhatak line Habiganj Bazar–Shaistaganj–Balla line Kulaura–Shahbajpur line Akhaura–Laksam–Chittagong line Chittagong Circular Railway Chittagong–Cox's Bazar line Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana line Darshana–Jessore–Khulna line Old Malda–Abdulpur line Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line Santahar–Kaunia line Iswardi–Sirajganj line Khulna–Mongla Port Railway
Defunct lines	Jessore–Jhenidah Light Railway Kaunia–Dharlla State Railway Khulna–Bagerhat Railway Cherra Companyganj State Railways
Passenger trains	Barisal Express East Bengal Express East Bengal Mail Maitree Express Bandhan Express Chitra Express Kalni Express Kapotaksha Express Lalmoni Express Parabat Express Shonar Bangla Express Suborno Express Tista Express Banalata Express
Rolling stock	Locomotives of Bangladesh
Railway bridges	Hardinge Bridge Bangabandhu Bridge Padma Bridge Rupsha Rail Bridge
Transit points with India	Old Malda–Abdulpur line Akhaura–Agartala line Darshana–Gede Benapole–Petrapole Biral–Radhikapur Chilahati–Haldibari
Defunct transit points with India	Burimari–Changrabandha Shahbajpur–Mahisasan Mogalhat–Gitaldaha
History	Eastern Bengal Railway Assam Bengal Railway Pakistan Eastern Railway
See also	Saidpur railway workshop Bangladesh Railway Museum Dhaka Metro Rail Dhaka Subway Trans-Asian Railway
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