Eid advance train ticket sale begins

Senior Correspondent: Sale of advance train tickets has begun in the city on Monday morning for homebound people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims.

The ticket sale began at 9:00 am on Monday at five spots – Kamalapur, Airport, Banani and Tejgaon railway stations and Fulbaria in the capital, according sources at the Railways Ministry.

The advance ticket sale will continue till August 7.

Half of the train tickets will be sold at ticket counters while the rest online, the Ministry sources said.

The advance tickets of August 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 will be available on July 29, 30, 31 and August 1 and 2 respectively.

Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on August 12, subject to the appearance of the moon.

Besides, the return tickets for the journey of August 14 will be available on August 5 and for August 15 on August 6, August 16 on August 7, August 17 on August 8 and for August 18 on August 9.

 

risingbd/Dhaka/July 29, 2019/Hasan/AI