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The Maitree Express is the only train which runs between Kolkata (in India) and Dhaka (in Bangladesh).It runs twice in a week from each side.The train travels around 375 kilometers to reach Dhaka from Kolkata.There are two stoppages for immigration checking,one is Gede (Indian side) and another is Darshana (Bangladesh side).It takes around 10–11 hours to cover the entire stretch. Since the Bangladesh side is non-electrified, the entire stretch is covered by broad gauge diesel locomotives.There is a change of crew and locos at Darshana in Bangladesh. There are two major river crossings - the Hardinge Bridge over lower Ganges and the Jamuna Multiputpose Bridge over Jamuna River, both in Bangladesh.
The Indian train consists of Indian locos & coaches. The Bangladesh train consists of Indonesian sourced coaches & Indian sourced locos. The services is reliable and punctual and is clearly superior to the Kolkata Dhaka bus services due to cheaper tickets and no need for long ferry ride 1–3 hours depending on traffic over the Padma. The terminal points are Dhaka Cantonment and Kolkata Stations respectively.Neither are junctions nor true terminal stations- it is possible to continue by local train to Kamalapur from Dhaka Cantonment. From Kolkata, the nearest metro station is Shyambazar- a distance of 1.4 km.
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