To ensure smooth travel for homebound passengers during Eid-ul-Fitr, advance ticket sales for intercity trains began Friday, reports the Daily Sun.
On that day, tickets for 24 March were sold online.
On continuation of the process, advance tickets for trains departing on 25 March will be available Saturday (15th March).
The tickets will be available for online purchase starting at 8:00 am. During this time, tickets for intercity trains in the western region of Bangladesh Railway will be available.
Meanwhile, tickets for intercity trains in the eastern region will go on sale at 2:00 pm.
For this year's Eid travel, a total of 35,935 seats have been allocated for trains departing from Dhaka.
This information comes from the action plan undertaken by Bangladesh Railway to facilitate a hassle-free Eid journey for passengers.
According to the BR, people can purchase the tickets for the 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 March journeys on 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 March, respectively.
Tickets for the 31 March and 1 and 2 April journeys will be sold based on the sighting of the moon.
Bd-Pratidin English/ AM
