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Mahanagar Express to run between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar from 26 October

The extended service will give passengers at Narsingdi, Cumilla, Feni and other intermediate stations a direct train to the beach town and raise the number of train pairs on the route to five.

ScrollBeat DeskPublished: 18 Oct 2026, 10:10

File photo: Cox's Bazar railway station. From 26 October 2026 the Mahanagar Express will run between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar, raising the number of train pairs on the route to five. Frameofashik / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The Mahanagar Express will begin running between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar on 26 October, giving passengers at several intermediate stations a direct route to the beach town for the first time.

The train, which now runs between Dhaka and Chattogram, will be extended under an order from the eastern zone of Bangladesh Railway. Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman, the zone's chief operating superintendent, said preparations were under way to launch the service.

Train 722 will leave Dhaka at 8:30pm and reach Cox's Bazar at 6:00am the next morning. Train 721 will leave Cox's Bazar at 8:00am, reach Chattogram at 12:20pm and arrive in Dhaka at 6:30pm.

The service will stop at Narsingdi, Bhairab Bazar, Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria, Akhaura, Kasba, Cumilla, Laksham, Nangalkot and Feni, and will offer Shovon Chair as well as AC classes, including Snigdha, AC Seat and AC Berth. Passengers at those stations had previously had to change trains to reach Cox's Bazar.

The extension raises the number of train pairs serving Cox's Bazar from four to five, alongside the Cox's Bazar Express, the Parjatak Express and the Chattogram-based Saikat and Prabal trains. Under the revised schedule, the Mahanagar Express will no longer stop at Kumira station.

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