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Watch: First India-Bangladesh container train flagged off

Watch: First India-Bangladesh container train flagged off

A trial run of first India-Bangladesh container train flagged off

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The move is expected to facilitate trade between India and Bangladesh

The first container train between Kolkata and Dhaka will soon be flagged off. The trial run of the train began yesterday.

"The much-awaited demand of the trade is finally being met after a long passing by Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) and Indian Railways with Bangladesh Railway and other agencies of the two countries," Harindra Rao, General Manager, Eastern Railways said.

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The train will take around eight hours to reach Bangladesh and is capable of carrying 60 containers with a maximum net weight of 12.247 kg in each container.

There has been regular railway service between Indian and Bangladesh wherein passenger and goods trains have been running between the two countries.

This will be the first time a container train service will be flagged-off between India and Bangladesh.

The move is expected to facilitate trade between India and Bangladesh.