Advance ticket sales for return train journeys after Eid-ul-Fitr have begun. Tickets for intercity trains on April 8 is available from today, Saturday, as part of Bangladesh Railway’s plan to ensure a smooth Eid journey for passengers.
Sales for April 8 tickets started at 8 AM on Saturday. For passengers’ convenience, tickets for western region trains are available from 8 AM, while eastern region train tickets will be sold from 2 PM.
Earlier, on March 9, the Railway Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Rezaul Karim Siddiqui, announced the advance ticket sale schedule.
As in previous years, intercity train tickets are being sold under a special system, allowing passengers to purchase them seven days in advance. This year, all tickets will be sold online, and refunds will not be available.
Shahadat Hossain, station manager of Dhaka Railway Station, stated that advance tickets for 43 intercity trains from Dhaka to the western and eastern regions are being sold under special arrangements. Among them, tickets for 20 western region trains are available from 8 AM, while tickets for 23 eastern region trains will be sold from 2 PM.
Notably, advance ticket sales for post-Eid journeys began on March 24.
