Ekota Express

Ekota Express (Bengali: একতা এক্সপ্রেস) is a named inter-city passenger train of Bangladesh. It runs between Kamalapur railway station of Dhaka District and Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam railway station of Panchagarh District.

Ekota Express

Overview
Service type	Inter-city named passenger train
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	Bangladesh Railway
Route
Termini	Kamalapur railway station Bir Muktijoddha Sirajul Islam railway station
Distance travelled	526[1] or 526 km (327 mi)[2]
Train number(s)	705–706
Line(s) used	Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat Jamtail–Joydebpur railway Chilahati–Parbatipur–Santahar–Darshana Parbatipur–Dinajpur–Panchagarh
Technical
Track gauge	Broad-gauge[3]

Rolling stock

On 2 September 2016, Ekota Express along with Drutojan Express were converted from meter-gauge to broad-gauge. Ekota Express has a load of 13/26 and can hold up to 1,200 passengers.

On 16 December 2016, railway coaches of Ekota Express along with Drutojan Express were changed with newer ones imported from Indonesia.^[3]

On 11 November 2018, the route of Ekota and Drutojan Express were extended from Dhaka–Dinajpur to Dhaka–Panchagarh. As a result, the shuttle train service between Dinajpur and Panchagarh was closed.^[2]