Bangladesh Railway to Sell 100% of Eid Advance Tickets Online
As part of preparations for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, Bangladesh Railway has announced that all advance tickets for intercity trains will be sold exclusively online. On Friday, March 14, advance tickets for March 24 were sold, while on Saturday, March 15, at 8:00 AM, ticket sales began for March 25 journeys.
To facilitate passengers, tickets for trains under the Western Zone are available from 8:00 AM, while tickets for the Eastern Zone are issued from 2:00 PM. Earlier, on Sunday, March 9, the Railway Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Rezaul Karim Siddiqui, issued a circular detailing the schedule for advance ticket sales.
Advance Ticket Sales Schedule
According to the circular,
- Tickets for March 25 will be available on March 15,
- Tickets for March 26 on March 16,
- Tickets for March 27 on March 17,
- Tickets for March 28 on March 18,
- Tickets for March 29 on March 19,
- Tickets for March 30 on March 20.
Additionally, tickets for March 31, April 1, and April 2 will be sold depending on the sighting of the moon. This year, 35,315 advance tickets will be available daily from Dhaka for Eid travelers.
Special Eid Trains Reduced to Five Pairs
In previous years, Bangladesh Railway operated 8 to 10 pairs of special trains during Eid. However, this year, the number has been reduced to five pairs.
The railway authority has announced the operation of the following Eid Special Trains:
- Chandpur Eid Special 1 & 2 on the Chattogram-Chandpur-Chattogram route,
- Dewanganj Eid Special 3 & 4 on the Dhaka-Dewanganj-Dhaka route,
- Sholakia Eid Special 5 & 6 on the Bhairab Bazar-Kishoreganj-Bhairab Bazar route,
- Sholakia Eid Special 7 & 8 on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj-Mymensingh route,
- Parbatipur Eid Special 9 & 10 on the Joydebpur-Parbatipur-Joydebpur route.
Additional Coaches and Locomotives for Eid Rush
To accommodate the increased demand, Bangladesh Railway plans to introduce 64 additional passenger coaches, including 28 meter-gauge coaches from Pahartali Workshop and 36 broad-gauge coaches from Syedpur Workshop.
Additionally, 19 locomotives—14 meter-gauge and 5 broad-gauge—will be deployed for passenger trains during Eid.
Suspension of Weekly Train Off-Days and Service Adjustments
To ensure uninterrupted service during the Eid rush, all intercity trains will suspend their weekly off-days from March 27 until the day before Eid. The regular weekly off-days will resume after Eid.
Moreover, no intercity trains will operate on the day of Eid.
