Chattala Express

Chattala Express (Bengali: চট্টলা এক্সপ্রেস) is a named inter-city passenger train of Bangladesh. It runs between Chattogram railway station of Chattogram District and Kamalapur railway station of Dhaka District.

Chattala Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city
StatusOperating
First service1 November 2010 (2010-11-01)
Current operator(s)Bangladesh Railway
Route
StartChattogram railway station
EndKamalapur railway station
Distance travelled346 kilometres (215 miles)
Train number(s)801–802
Line(s) used
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

It was inaugurated on 1 November, 2010 as an express train.[1] It was then allocated train no. 67–68. Almost 10 years later, this train was converted to inter-city train on August 27, 2020, with train no. 801–802.[2]

Incidents and accidents
  • 07/09/2019: Chattala Express avoided a fatal head-on collision with Mohanagar Express near Imambari railway station, Brahmanbaria District.[3]
  • 14/11/2019: Chattala Express was supposed to pass a rail crossing in Murapara, Comilla District. Meanwhile, a loaded truck became stuck on that crossing. The loco-master stopped the train in time, avoiding a fatal collision with the truck.[4][5]
  • 23/11/2019: The locomotive of Chattala Express caught fire at Tongi Junction railway station, Gazipur District. No fatalities occurred.[6]
  • 14/12/2019: The locomotive of Chattala Express caught fire at Lalmai railway station, Comilla. No major fatalities occurred.[7]

References
  1. "ঢাকা-চট্টগ্রাম রুটে নামছে নয়া আন্তঃনগর ট্রেন 'চট্টলা এক্সপ্রেস'" [New inter-city train ‘Chattala Express’ will launch on Dhaka-Chattogram route]. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2021-02-21.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "গরিবি চেহারা ছেড়ে 'চট্টলা এক্সপ্রেস' এখন বিলাসী আন্তঃনগর". Chattogram Pratidin (in Bengali). 2020-08-29. Retrieved 2021-02-21.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "অল্পের জন্য মুখোমুখি সংঘর্ষ থেকে রক্ষা পেল চট্টলা ও মহানগর এক্সপ্রেস" [The Chattala and Mahanagar Express escaped a head-on collision for a short while]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2019-09-07. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  4. "লেভেল ক্রসিংয়ে বিকল ট্রাক: অল্পের জন্য দুর্ঘটনা এড়ালো চট্টলা এক্সপ্রেস" [Defective truck at level crossing: Chattala Express avoided accident for a while]. Dhaka Tribune (in Bengali). 2019-11-14. Archived from the original on 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  5. "এবার বড় দুর্ঘটনা থেকে রক্ষা পেল চট্টলা এক্সপ্রেস" [This time Chattala Express was saved from a big accident]. Daily Bangladesh (in Bengali). 2019-11-15. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  6. "চট্টলা এক্সপ্রেস ট্রেনের ইঞ্জিনে আগুন" [The engine of the Chattala Express train caught fire]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2019-11-23. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  7. "কুমিল্লার লালমাই স্টেশনে 'চট্টলা এক্সপ্রেস' ইঞ্জিনে আগুন" [Fire broke out in 'Chattala Express' engine at Lalmai station in Comilla]. Chandpur Times (in Bengali). 2019-12-13. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
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