Eastern Railway Train Schedule (পূর্বাঞ্চলের ট্রেনের সময়সূচি)

Eastern Railway train schedule is the most searched travel information in Bangladesh. Every day, millions of passengers rely on Bangladesh Railway’s Eastern Zone to commute between Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, and other major cities. Whether you are a daily commuter or a long-distance traveler, knowing the exact departure times, arrival times, and weekly off-days is critical for planning a smooth journey.

In this complete guide, you will find the updated Eastern Railway train schedule for all intercity, mail, commuter, and container express services. We have organized everything into easy-to-read tables so you can find your train in seconds.

Eastern Railway Intercity Train Schedule

The Eastern Railway operates 44 intercity trains connecting Dhaka with Chattogram, Sylhet, Cox’s Bazar, Noakhali, and northern districts. Below is the complete schedule with train numbers, names, off-days, and timings.

No.	Train No.	Train Name	Off Day	From	Departure	To	Arrival
1	701	Suborno Express	Monday	Chattogram	07:00	Dhaka	12:55
2	702	Suborno Express	Monday	Dhaka	16:00	Chattogram	22:25
3	703	Mahanagar Godhuli	—	Chattogram	15:00	Dhaka	20:45
4	704	Mahanagar Provati	—	Dhaka	07:45	Chattogram	13:35
5	707	Tista Express	Monday	Dhaka	07:30	Dewanganj Bazar	12:50
6	708	Tista Express	Monday	Dewanganj Bazar	15:00	Dhaka	20:00
7	709	Parabat Express	Monday	Dhaka	06:30	Sylhet	13:00
8	710	Parabat Express	Monday	Sylhet	16:00	Dhaka	22:40
9	711	Upakul Express	Wednesday	Noakhali	06:00	Dhaka	11:20
10	712	Upakul Express	Tuesday	Dhaka	15:10	Noakhali	20:40
11	717	Jayatika Express	Tuesday	Dhaka	11:15	Sylhet	19:00
12	718	Jayatika Express	Thursday	Sylhet	12:00	Dhaka	19:15
13	719	Paharika Express	Monday	Chattogram	07:50	Sylhet	15:55
14	720	Paharika Express	Wednesday	Sylhet	10:00	Chattogram	18:55
15	721	Mahanagar Express	Sunday	Chattogram	12:30	Dhaka	18:50
16	722	Mahanagar Express	Sunday	Dhaka	22:20	Chattogram	03:30
17	723	Udayan Express	Wednesday	Chattogram	21:45	Sylhet	05:45
18	724	Udayan Express	Sunday	Sylhet	22:00	Chattogram	05:35
19	729	Meghna Express	—	Chattogram	17:15	Chandpur	22:25
20	730	Meghna Express	—	Chandpur	05:00	Chattogram	09:00
21	735	Agnibina	—	Dhaka	11:00	Tarakandi	17:00
22	736	Agnibina	—	Tarakandi	17:30	Dhaka	22:55
23	737	Egarosindhur Provati	Wednesday	Dhaka	07:15	Kishoreganj	11:10
24	738	Egarosindhur Provati	—	Kishoreganj	06:30	Dhaka	10:05
25	739	Upaban Express	Wednesday	Dhaka	22:00	Sylhet	05:00
26	740	Upaban Express	Monday	Sylhet	23:00	Dhaka	05:40
27	741	Turna Express	—	Chattogram	23:00	Dhaka	05:10
28	742	Turna Express	—	Dhaka	23:15	Chattogram	05:15
29	743	Brahmaputra Express	—	Dhaka	18:15	Dewanganj Bazar	23:50
30	744	Brahmaputra Express	—	Dewanganj Bazar	06:40	Dhaka	12:25
31	745	Jamuna Express	—	Dhaka	16:45	Tarakandi	23:00
32	746	Jamuna Express	—	Tarakandi	02:00	Dhaka	08:00
33	749	Egarosindhur Godhuli	—	Dhaka	18:45	Kishoreganj	22:40
34	750	Egarosindhur Godhuli	Wednesday	Kishoreganj	12:50	Dhaka	16:45
35	773	Kalni Express	Friday	Dhaka	14:55	Sylhet	21:00
36	774	Kalni Express	Friday	Sylhet	06:15	Dhaka	12:55
37	777	Haor Express	Friday	Dhaka	22:15	Mohanganj	04:10
38	778	Haor Express	Saturday	Mohanganj	08:00	Dhaka	13:55
39	781	Kishoreganj Express	Tuesday	Dhaka	10:30	Kishoreganj	14:10
40	782	Kishoreganj Express	Tuesday	Kishoreganj	16:00	Dhaka	20:00
41	785	Bijoy Express	Tuesday	Chattogram	09:15	Jamalpur	18:00
42	786	Bijoy Express	Tuesday	Jamalpur	20:00	Chattogram	05:00
43	787	Sonar Bangla Express	Tuesday	Chattogram	17:00	Dhaka	22:55
44	788	Sonar Bangla Express	Wednesday	Dhaka	07:00	Chattogram	12:55
45	789	Mohanganj Express	Wednesday	Dhaka	10:15	Mohanganj	18:40
46	790	Mohanganj Express	Wednesday	Mohanganj	23:00	Dhaka	04:55
47	799	Jamalpur Express	Sunday	Dhaka	10:00	Bhuapur	16:45
48	800	Jamalpur Express	Sunday	Bhuapur	17:15	Dhaka	23:55
49	801	Chattala Express	Friday	Chattogram	06:00	Dhaka	12:40
50	802	Chattala Express	Friday	Dhaka	14:35	Chattogram	20:30
51	813	Cox’s Bazar Express	Tuesday	Cox’s Bazar	12:00	Dhaka	21:00
52	814	Cox’s Bazar Express	Monday	Dhaka	23:00	Cox’s Bazar	09:20
53	815	Panchagarh Express	Wednesday	Cox’s Bazar	19:45	Dhaka	08:20
54	816	Panchagarh Express	Wednesday	Dhaka	06:15	Cox’s Bazar	14:40
55	821	Shaikat Express	Monday	Chattogram	06:15	Cox’s Bazar	09:50
56	822	Probal Express	Monday	Cox’s Bazar	10:20	Chattogram	14:10
57	823	Probal Express	Monday	Chattogram	15:30	Cox’s Bazar	19:00
58	824	Shaikat Express	Monday	Cox’s Bazar	20:00	Chattogram	23:50

Pro Tip: The Suborno Express and Sonar Bangla Express are the fastest trains on the Dhaka-Chattogram route, completing the journey in under 6 hours.

Upcoming Intercity Trains (Phase Implementation)

Bangladesh Railway has announced several new intercity trains to be implemented in phases. These will improve connectivity between Noakhali, Sylhet, and Dhaka.

No.	Train No.	Train Name	From	Departure	To	Arrival
1	811	—	Chattogram	23:00	Dhaka	08:00
2	812	—	Dhaka	22:00	Chattogram	03:40
3	817	Subarnachar Express	Noakhali	14:00	Dhaka	20:05
4	818	Subarnachar Express	Dhaka	08:00	Chattogram	13:30
5	819	Tanguar Express	Sylhet	09:30	Dhaka	15:00
6	820	Tanguar Express	Dhaka	18:00	Sylhet	23:30

Weekly Off-Day Summary

Knowing the off-day is essential before planning your trip. Below is a quick reference by day:

Day	Intercity Trains (Off Day)	Mail/Commuter Trains (Off Day)
Saturday	778 (Haor Express)	Joykmit 1-4; Bishwa Shuttle 231-246
Sunday	721, 722, 724, 799, 800	—
Monday	701, 702, 707, 708, 709, 710, 719, 740, 814, 821-824	—
Tuesday	712, 717, 781, 782, 785-787, 813	—
Wednesday	711, 720, 723, 737, 739, 750, 788, 789, 790, 815, 816	—
Thursday	718	—
Friday	773, 774, 777, 801, 802	Turag Commuter 1-4; Bishwa Shuttle 231-246

Key Insight: Tuesday and Wednesday have the highest number of train closures. If you travel on these days, always double-check your train’s status.

Mail & Commuter Train Schedule

Mail and commuter trains serve shorter routes and are ideal for daily commuters. Here is the complete list:

No.	Train No.	Train Name	Off Day	From	Departure	To	Arrival
1	1	Dhaka Mail	—	Chattogram	23:45	Dhaka	07:00
2	2	Chattogram Mail	—	Dhaka	23:45	Chattogram	07:10
3	3	Karnaphuli Commuter	—	Chattogram	09:45	Dhaka	18:30
4	4	Karnaphuli Commuter	—	Dhaka	08:45	Chattogram	17:50
5	9	Surma Mail	—	Dhaka	21:00	Sylhet	09:30
6	10	Surma Mail	—	Sylhet	20:20	Dhaka	09:55
7	11	Noakhali Mail	—	Noakhali	20:45	Dhaka	06:15
8	12	Noakhali Mail	—	Dhaka	19:30	Noakhali	02:55
9	13	Jalalabad Mail	—	Chattogram	20:00	Sylhet	08:50
10	14	Jalalabad Mail	—	Sylhet	22:00	Chattogram	12:20
11	19	Sagarika Commuter	—	Chattogram	08:00	Chandpur	12:50
12	30	Sagarika Commuter	—	Chandpur	13:45	Chattogram	18:40
13	33	Titash Commuter	—	Akhaura	05:00	Dhaka	11:15
14	34	Titash Commuter	—	Dhaka	09:45	Brahmanbaria	12:30
15	35	Titash Commuter	—	Brahmanbaria	13:10	Dhaka	15:30
16	36	Titash Commuter	—	Dhaka	17:45	Akhaura	21:00
17	37	Mymensingh Mail	—	Chattogram	16:15	Ibrahimabad	09:00
18	38	Mymensingh Mail	—	Ibrahimabad	03:00	Chattogram	20:20
19	39	Isha Khan Mail	—	Dhaka	11:45	Mymensingh	20:50
20	40	Isha Khan Mail	—	Mymensingh	13:50	Dhaka	00:15
21	43	Mahua Commuter	—	Dhaka	08:15	Mohanganj	14:45
22	44	Mahua Commuter	—	Mohanganj	15:15	Dhaka	22:25
23	45	Samatat Mail	—	Noakhali	07:30	Laksam	09:20
24	46	Samatat Mail	—	Laksam	18:00	Noakhali	19:55
25	47	Dewanganj Commuter	—	Dhaka	05:40	Dewanganj Bazar	11:50
26	48	Dewanganj Commuter	—	Dewanganj Bazar	13:00	Dhaka	19:00
27	49	Balaka Commuter	—	Dhaka	04:45	Bariaranchil	10:40
28	50	Balaka Commuter	—	Bariaranchil	11:40	Dhaka	17:30
29	51	Jamalpur Commuter	—	Dhaka	15:50	Dewanganj Bazar	22:20
30	52	Jamalpur Commuter	—	Dewanganj Bazar	05:00	Dhaka	10:50
31	55	Bhawal Mail	—	Dhaka	20:35	Dewanganj Bazar	03:55
32	56	Bhawal Mail	—	Dewanganj Bazar	01:00	Dhaka	09:20
33	75	Dholeswari Mail	—	Mymensingh	15:50	Ibrahimabad	19:20
34	76	Dholeswari Mail	—	Ibrahimabad	19:50	Mymensingh	20:40
35	—	Turag Commuter-1	Friday	Dhaka	05:00	Joydebpur	06:00
36	—	Turag Commuter-1	Friday	Joydebpur	06:30	Dhaka	07:45
37	—	Turag Commuter-3	Friday	Dhaka	17:20	Joydebpur	18:40
38	—	Turag Commuter-4	Friday	Joydebpur	22:05	Dhaka	23:15
39-54	—	Narayanganj Commuter 1-16	—	Various	Various	Various	Various
55	107	Tangail Commuter-1	Friday	Ibrahimabad	06:30	Dhaka	09:35
56	108	Tangail Commuter-2	Friday	Dhaka	18:00	Ibrahimabad	20:20
57-60	—	Joydebpur Commuter 1-4	Saturday	Various	Various	Various	Various

Container Express Train Schedule

Container Express trains operate between Chattogram Port (CGPY) and Dhaka for freight and logistics.

No.	Train No.	Train Name	From	Departure	To	Arrival
1	601	Container Express	CGPY	05:00	Dhaka	14:30
2	602	Container Express	Dhaka	00:15	CGPY	09:20
3	603	Container Express	CGPY	08:00	Dhaka	17:50
4	604	Container Express	Dhaka	04:30	CGPY	14:15
5	605	Container Express	CGPY	15:00	Dhaka	00:50
6	606	Container Express	Dhaka	12:35	CGPY	22:20
7	607	Container Express	CGPY	18:00	Dhaka	02:25
8	608	Container Express	Dhaka	19:45	CGPY	07:20

Cancelled Train List

Due to engine and coach shortages, the following trains have been temporarily excluded from the working timetable. They will resume once resources are available.

No.	Train No.	Train Name	Route	Remarks
1	251/252	Local	Mymensingh-Dewanganj Bazar-Mymensingh	A
2	242/243	Local	Mymensingh-Bhairab Bazar-Mymensingh	A
3	244/243	Local	Mymensingh-Bhairab Bazar-Mymensingh	A
4	341/342, 345/346	Local	Sylhet-Chhatak Bazar-Sylhet	A
5	17/18	Kushiyara Mail	Akhaura-Sylhet-Akhaura	A
6	81-84 (DEMU)	Chandpur Commuter	Laksam-Chandpur-Laksam	A
7	85-88 (DEMU)	Noakhali Commuter	Laksam-Noakhali-Laksam	A
8	Nazirhat Commuter 1-6	—	Chattogram-Nazirhat-Chattogram	A
9	University Commuter 1-4	—	Chattogram-Chattogram University	A
10	Kaliakair Commuter 1-2	—	Dhaka-Hi-Tech City-Dhaka	A
11	Narayanganj Commuter 1-4 (DEMU)	—	Dhaka-Narayanganj-Dhaka	A

Note: Remark “A” indicates exclusion due to resource shortages. Monitor Bangladesh Railway’s official website for updates.

How to Book Tickets Online (Step-by-Step)

Booking train tickets online is now the safest and fastest method. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Visit the official e-ticketing portal at eticket.railway.gov.bd or download the Rail Sheba app from Google Play Store.

Step 2: Register with your NID or birth certificate number. Verify your mobile number via OTP.

Step 3: Search for your route (e.g., Dhaka to Chattogram) and select your travel date.

Step 4: Choose your preferred train and seat class. Options include:

• AC Berth (most comfortable, bedding provided)
• AC Seat / Snigdha (air-conditioned reclining seats)
• First Class Seat/Berth (non-AC, reserved)
• Shovan Chair (economy reserved, most popular)
• Shovan / Shulov (basic seating, unreserved on locals)

Step 5: Select your seat from the interactive map and proceed to payment.

Step 6: Pay using bKash, Nagad, credit/debit card, or other available methods.

Step 7: Download your e-ticket or show it on the Rail Sheba app at the station.

Important: Tickets open 10 days in advance. For Eid or peak seasons, book immediately at 8:00 AM (Western Zone) or 2:00 PM (Eastern Zone) when sales begin.

Key Benefits & Drawbacks of Eastern Railway

Benefits	Drawbacks
Affordable fares: Shovan Chair starts from just ৳450 on major routes	Overcrowding: Peak hours see standing-room-only conditions
Multiple daily departures: Dhaka-Chattogram has 10+ intercity options	Delays: Average delay is 30-90 minutes during rush periods
Scenic routes: Dhaka-Sylhet passes through tea gardens and hills	Limited AC coaches: Snigdha and AC berths sell out fast
Online booking available: No need to stand in long queues	Frequent schedule changes: Timings revised multiple times per year
Overnight options: Turna, Udayan, and Mahanagar Express save hotel costs	Cancelled local services: DEMU and commuter trains often suspended

Common Mistakes Passengers Make

1. Ignoring the Weekly Off-Day: Many travelers arrive at the station only to find their train is not running. Always verify the off-day before leaving home.
2. Booking Last-Minute During Holidays: Eid and Puja seasons see ticket demand surge by 300-400%. Waiting until the last day means no AC seats and often no seats at all.
3. Confusing Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar Trains: Some trains (like Cox’s Bazar Express) continue beyond Chattogram. Ensure your ticket matches your exact destination.
4. Not Checking for Schedule Updates :Bangladesh Railway revised schedules for 10 major intercity trains in March 2026. Old blog posts may show incorrect times.
5. Arriving Without ID: You must carry the same NID or document used for booking. Random checks are common, and mismatched ID means denied boarding.

FAQs About Eastern Railway train schedule

Conclusion

The Eastern Railway train schedule is your essential tool for navigating Bangladesh’s busiest rail corridor. With 58 intercity trains, extensive mail/commuter services, and new routes to Cox’s Bazar, you have more options than ever.