Kolkata Dhaka Maitree Express BR , India Bangladesh International train ,16557R Alco loco, BWN/WDM-3

13108 UP Kolkata Dhaka Maitree Express BR , Bangladesh Railways, Bangladeshi Rake, India - Bangladesh International Friendship train , hauled by 16557R , BWN/WDM-3A locomotive , is passing Sodpur station in great speed . Moitree Express. LHB Rake.Indian Railways, Railfanning, Railfan,Rail Fan, 16557R , BWN/WDM-3A locomotive 13108 UP Kolkata Dhaka Maitree Express , India - Bangladesh International Friendship express , hauled by 16557R , BWN/WDM-3A locomotive . It departs from kolkata terminal on Mondays & Saturdays at 07:10am & reaches Dhaka at 6pm . The Maitree Express (Hindi: मैत्री एक्सप्रेस), or Moitree Express (Bengali: মৈত্রী এক্সপ্রেস), is the name of international passenger train services connecting Bangladesh to the Indian state of West Bengal. The name Maitree Express means the Friendship Express, denoting the significance of the train service to the foreign relations between India and Bangladesh.Train services between the two countries existed before the partition of India - the Maitree Express re-established this connection between the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka with Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, in 2008 after being closed for 43 years. In 2017, a second train (the Maitree Express-II) was inaugurated connecting Kolkata with the Bangladeshi city of Khulna, recreating the previous Barisal Express route. The Maitree Express is the only train which runs between Kolkata and Dhaka. It runs six days a week from each side. The train travels around 375 kilometers to reach Dhaka from Kolkata. There are two stops for immigration checking; one is Gede (Indian side) and the other is Dorshona (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 Dorshona in Bangladesh. There are two major river crossings–the Hardinge Bridge over the lower Ganges and the Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge over the Jamuna River, both in Bangladesh. Indian Tourist Train , Indian Railway Tourism, Train Travel in India , Indian Railways, Indian Rail, Traveling in Indian Trains, Indian Tourism. Bangladesh rail fan, #spdrailfan #railfanning