Udayan Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Status | Operating |
| First service | 16 May 1988 |
| Current operator | East Zone (Bangladesh Railway) |
| Daily ridership | 8 hours 30 minutes |
| Route | |
| Termini | Chittagong Railway Station Sylhet Railway Station |
| Stops | (723* 9 and 724* 10 stations) |
| Train number | 723-724 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | AC, Sovan Cair |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Observation facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | Yes |
| Baggage facilities | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Meter gauge |
| Operating speed | 80 Kilometers |
| Rake sharing | Paharika Express |
Udayan Express (Train No. 723/724) is an intercity train running from Chittagong to Sylhet under Bangladesh Railway. This train is currently operated by MG PT Inca coaches from Indonesia.[1] It is the 2nd intercity train on the Chittagong-Sylhet route, Udayan Express. Udayan Express was inaugurated on 16 May 1988. Apart from Udayan Express, Paharika Express also runs on the Chittagong-Sylhet route.[2][3][4]
Schedule
(Bangladesh Railway timetable is subject to change. You are requested to check the latest timetable by visiting the official website of Bangladesh Railway Archived 2024-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. The following timetable is as per the 54th timetable of Bangladesh Railway, which is effective from March 10, 2024.)
Stoppages
(In some cases, the journey of a train may be changed by Bangladesh Railway. The following list is valid till 2025.)[5]
- Chattogram
- Feni
- Laksam
- Cumilla
- Akhaura
- Shaistaganj
- Sreemangal
- Shamshernagar
- Kulaura
- Maijgaon
- Sylhet
References
- ^ International2019-02-04T07:00:00+00:00, Railway Gazette. "PT Inka exports coaches to Bangladesh". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "New coaches for 'Paharika' and 'Udayan'". Bangla Tribune.
- ^ "9:15 am Udayan Express train schedule cancelled". Banglanews24.
- ^ "14 new coaches being added to Paharika Express train". Banglanews24.
- ^ "Udayan Express". trainjatri.com. Retrieved 2025-06-22.