Question-Maitree Express Train-II has been started between the two places?
(a) Kolkata-Dhaka
(b) Agartala-Opening
(c) Calcutta-Opening
(d) Radhikapur-Birol
Ans :(c)
Related Facts:-
- On April 8, 2017, a formal launch of Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus service was started by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamta Banerjee through Video Conferencing from New Delhi.
- For the first time the cities of Kolkata and Khulna are connecting directly to the bus route.
- The distance between Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka is 409 km is.
- On this route two buses will run from both sides for three days of the week.
- Apart from this bus service, bus services are also being operated on Kolkata-Dhaka and Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala routes.
- It is being operated by transport corporations of West Bengal and Tripura state and Bangladesh Transport Corporation.
- On this day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flagged off the trials of new train service between Kolkata and Khulna by video conferencing from New Delhi.
- Apart from this, a freight train service was also flagged off between Radhikapur and Birol stations.
- This train service has been named Maitree Express-II.
- Maitri Express train was started between India and Bangladesh in the year 2008.
- With the commencement of these train services, the journey between the two neighboring countries will be encouraged.
- The Kolkata Khulna Train service is expected to start regularly from July.
- It is significant that during the Indo-Pak war in 1965, the rail service was suspended.
Related Links:-
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=160749
http://www.jagran.com/west-bengal/kolkata-kolkata-khulna-dhaka-bus-service-to-be-inaugurated-in-kolkata-15820098.html
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/04/08/hasina-and-modi-flag-off-trial-run-of-train-bus