After a gap of 43 years the Kolkata Dhaka train link has been restarted. THe train named Maitree(friendship) Exp. was flagged off today morning 7:10 AM, the Bengali New Year from Chitpoor station among lot of fanfare. It is a 15 hour journey. Right now the service is once a week.
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Kolkata Dhaka Train
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jyotirmoy
, Apr 14 2008 03:05 PM
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WonderWomanUSA
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 07:13 AM
jyotirmoy, on Apr 14 2008, 02:35 AM, said:
After a gap of 43 years the Kolkata Dhaka train link has been restarted. THe train named Maitree(friendship) Exp. was flagged off today morning 7:10 AM, the Bengali New Year from Chitpoor station among lot of fanfare. It is a 15 hour journey. Right now the service is once a week.
Oh, that is so exciting! What day does the train run?
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 08:58 AM
if it was yesterday, possibly monday?
i was going to ask if you'd been on this train, but then i saw how long since it ran and thought it best not too.
i was going to ask if you'd been on this train, but then i saw how long since it ran and thought it best not too.
just is.
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 09:46 AM
It was a great sentimental moment for many aged Bengali people of Kolkata as now they can visit places where they grew up before the partition.
Wish Ritwik da was alive to witness this.
Wish Ritwik da was alive to witness this.
