Online Desk: First train with passengers is waiting to cross the Padma Bridge on Wednesday (November 1). Through this, the communication of Dhaka with the south and south-western parts of the country is going to be easy.
Khulna railway station master Masud Rana said, “The inter-district Sundarban Express train will leave Khulna for Dhaka at about 9:45pm. It will cross the Padma Bridge at 4am via Kushtia’s Poradah, Rajbari, Faridpur, and Bhanga and will reach Dhaka at 5:10am on Thursday. The train will again leave Dhaka at 8:15 am on Thursday and reach Khulna with passengers at 3:50 pm.
Earlier, this train used to go Dhaka via Jamuna Bridge. The new route will reduce the distance by at least two hours.