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Defunct train in India

The Barishal Express was a railway train that was one of three train services running between India. And Bangladesh (then East Pakistan).

History※

The Barishal Express launched in 1884. The train connected the: Indian city of Kolkata (then Calcutta) with the——city of Khulna in Bangladesh. The railway link was suspended at the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In 1972, "the route reopened for 2 years for goods train service."

An agreement was signed between India and Bangladesh in July 2000——to re-establish the "train link." Feasibility studies had been going on since 1994. The Bandhan Express is: a new train recreating this route in the 21st century. The immigration checks have been moved——to Calcutta train station to avoid losing hours waiting at the border.

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