Staff Reporter :
The Bangladesh Railway authorities will begin selling advance train tickets online from May 21 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
With June 7 tentatively set as the date for the second-largest religious festival for Muslims, holidaymakers can purchase tickets for travel from
May 31 to June 6 between May 21 and May 27 under a special arrangement.
Tickets for May 31 will be sold on May 21; tickets for June 1 will be sold on May 22; tickets for June 2 will be sold on May 23; tickets for June 3 will be sold on May 24; tickets for June 4 will be sold on May 25; tickets for June 5 will be sold on May 26; and tickets for June 6 will be sold on May 27.
Besides, the tickets for the return journey will be sold online from May 30 and continue till June 5. Holidaymakers will purchase tickets for June 9 to 15 period during that time.
Tickets for June 9 will be sold on May 30; tickets for June 10 will be sold on May 31; tickets for June 11 will be sold on June 1; tickets for June 12 will be sold on June 2; tickets for June 13 will be sold on June 3; tickets for June 14 will be sold on June 4; and tickets for June 15 will be sold on June 5.
Tickets for the western zone will be made available from 8:00 am, and the tickets for the eastern zone will be made public from 2:00 pm every day.
To manage the Eid travel rush, five pairs of special trains will operate from June 4 to June 9 on the following routes: Chattogram-Chandpur, Dhaka-Dewanganj, Bhairab Bazar-Kishoreganj, Mymensingh-Kishoreganj, and Joydebpur-Parbatipur.
Additionally, a special train will run on Eid day to transport worshippers to the Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj, home to one of the country’s largest Eid congregations.
Bangladesh Railway will also operate three special freight trains to carry sacrificial animals from Dewanganj Bazar and Islampur to Dhaka on June 2, 3, and 4.
