Special trains, arranged to facilitate the journey of homebound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, will start plying from Aug 28 alongside the scheduled ones.
The sale of advance tickets for the special trains begins today.
Station manager of Kamlapur Railway Station Sitangshu Chakrawarty said they would operate 39 trains on different routes and three special ones on the Dhaka-Khulna, Dhaka-Dewanganj and Dhaka-Parbatipur routes every day from August 28 until a day before Eid.
He said two special trains will run on Chittagong-Chandpur and Chittagong-Comilla routes during the period.
Another two trains on Bhairb Bazar-Kishoreganj and Mymensigh-Kishoregang routes will ply on the Eid day so that devotees can join the Eid congregation at Sholakia, where the country's largest Eid jamaat is held.
About the capacity of Bangladesh Railway (BR), Sitangshu said they have been trying their best to provide better services so that people can go home safely to celebrate the Eid with their family members.
He said BR coaches are currently carrying around 15,730 passengers a day.
Source : The Daily Star
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