Eid journeys by train have started from Monday with Dhumketu Express leaving for Rajshahi from Kamalapur Railway station.The journeys are to continue till next Friday.
The advance sale of train tickets for the Eid journey has been completed. This year, passengers collected 100 percent tickets for the Eid journeys and return journeys online.
Meanwhile, 52 pairs of inter-city local trains are scheduled to operate each day, but on Monday 51 pairs of trains operated to different destinations in the country. Sonar Bangla Express did not run on the day, according to the Kamalapur railway station information.
Seven coaches of Chattogram -Dhaka-bound Sonar Bangla Express were damaged due to an accident on Sunday. Sonar Bangla Express from Dhaka to Chattogram was canceled for Monday. Considering the inconvenience to homebound passengers on Eid, the canceled train will leave Dhaka station at 8 am on April 19 after preparing with a set of new rakes.
On the other hand, this year no one is allowed to enter Kamalapur station without a ticket.
Seven trains arriving from the northern part during this eid journey will not stop at the airport railway station. These will go directly to Kamalapur station. Bangladesh Railway has taken such an initiative to prevent train schedule disruption during the Eid journey.
The Ministry of Railways has informed of this in a notification. It is said that the Ekta Express, Express, Panchagarh, Nilsagar, Kurigram, Lalmoni and Rangpur Express trains will not stopover at Dhaka Airport Station from the beginning of Eid journey i.e. April 17 till the day before Eid.
Besides, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, inter-country Mithali Express train will be suspended from April 18 to April 27 and Maitri Express train from April 20 to 27. However, inter-country Bandhan Express train will run as usual.