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Probal Express

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Service typeIntercity train
StatusOperational
First service1 February 2025; 8 months ago (2025-02-01)
Probal Express
Overview
Service typeIntercity train
SystemBangladesh Railway
StatusOperational
First service1 February 2025; 8 months ago (2025-02-01)
Current operatorEast Zone
Route
TerminiCox's Bazar
Chittagong
Stops10 in both directions
Distance travelled150.87 kilometres (93.75 mi)
Average journey time250 mins
Service frequency6 days/week
Train numbers822 and 823
Lines used
Technical
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge mixed with 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) in Dual Gauge Layout
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Track ownerMinistry of Railways
Rake sharingShaikat Express

The Probal Express (Bengali: প্রবাল এক্সপ্রেস) is an intercity train belonging to Bangladesh Railway – East Zone that runs between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong railway station from 1 February 2025.

On 11 December 2024, Chief Operating Officer of East Zone proposed to Director General of Bangladesh Railway by an official letter to transform the Cox's Bazar Special into a regular train and run it for 4 times in a day as it had increasing demand.[1] Bangladesh Railway accepted the proposal and decided to run another train on the same route of the Cox's Bazar Special. The authority named the proposed new train after Probal (lit. 'Coral').[2] On 9 January 2025, the proposal was approved by the Ministry of Railways.[3] The train started its service on 1 February 2025.[4] On 29 July 2025, East Zone published new schedule for the train which would be effective from 10 August.[5]

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