Hate Bazare Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways that run between Sealdah and Saharsa Junction in India.
The name of the train is derived from the Bengali word Hate Bazare which means The Market place in English and also its a name of the novel wrote by Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay (Banaphool).
The train was introduced in 1999-2000 year between Sealdah & Barauni after withdrawing the North Bihar Express which used to run from Howrah to Barauni via Bandel Junction, Katwa Junction, Azimganj, New Farakka Junction, Katihar, Mansi Junction, Khagaria & Begusarai in the period of 1970–1999.
[1] The frequency of this train is daily, In which the first set consists of five days which covers the distance of 596 kilometres (370 mi) with an average speed of 36 km/h (22 mph) and the second set consists of bi-weekly which covers the distance of 567 kilometres (352 mi) with an average speed of 36 km/h (22 mph).
[2] On 12 July 2011, Hate Bazare Express has averted a train collision with the EMU local of Bandel–Katwa at Balagarh station in Hooghly district of West Bengal, no casualties reported.