Bangladesh Railway long aimed to introduce a commuter train service to facilitate quicker travel for the working population of Narayanganj to and from Dhaka.
Shortly after the arrival of DEMU trains from China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Narayanganj Commuter service at Kamalapur railway station on 24 April 2013.
[3][4] After inauguration, the route operated two newer CRRC Tangshan DEMU rakes, each comprising six coaches,[5] alongside eight pairs of older commuter trains.
[4] Shortly after the inauguration of the route in 2013, frustrated passengers vandalised the new DEMU coaches due to their shortcomings.
[2] On 24 September 2020, while traveling from Kamalapur to Narayanganj, the train was halted due to derailment of four coaches.