Like last time, this time too, 100% train tickets will be sold online. However, these tickets will be sold in two shifts. Train tickets for eastern zone will be sold from 8 am and train tickets for western zone will be sold from 2 pm.
Railway Minister Md. Zillul Hakim informed the matter on Wednesday, March 13 at noon in the press conference held at the Rail Bhaban.
He said that tickets can be collected from the Bangladesh Railway website, Rail Seba App and Sohoz.com platform.
Md. Zillul Hakim said that this year, to reduce the pressure on the servers, the railway tickets for the eastern and western zones of the country will be sold at separate times. Online sale of railway tickets will start from 8:00 AM for Eastern and 2:00 PM for Western Railway.
Meanwhile, the Director General of Railways (Additional Duty) Sardar Shahadat Ali, Secretary Dr. Md. Humayun Kabir and others were also present at the press conference.
In response to a question, the Director General of Railways said that the total number of seats in intercity trains departing from Dhaka on Eid will be 33,500.
Sardar Shahadat Ali also said that before Eid, the ticket for April 3 intercity train will be sold on March 24; April 4 tickets will be sold on March 25; Tickets for April 5 will be sold on March 26; Tickets for April 6 will be sold on March 27; Tickets for April 7 will be sold on March 28; Tickets for April 8 will be sold on March 29 and tickets for April 9 will be sold on March 30.
Besides, 25% tickets will be available from the starting station before the start of the journey on the request of common passengers. At this time seven pairs of special trains can run on the occasion of Eid. But the matter is not finalized yet. The schedule of the special train will be decided in tomorrow’s Thursday meeting.
It may be informed that the Bangladesh Railway Authority has decided to sell train tickets in advance considering the holy day of Eid-ul-Fitr on April 10. Railways will sell 7-days tickets for the first time, unlike 5 days in previous Eids. On the occasion of Eid, selling the tickets for this train journey will start on March 24.
