Hundreds of ticket-seekers thronged Kamalapur railway station from early Wednesday as Bangladesh Railway has begun the selling of advance train tickets for the Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB.
Of the first day of selling, people gathered at ticket counters to collect tickets for 17 August.
Many ticket seekers standing in the queue said they came to buy tickets the previous evening and passed the night at the station to ensure they get hold of the tickets.
The advance ticket of 18, 19, 20 and 21 August will be available on 9, 10, 11 and 12 August respectively.
Besides, the return tickets for the journey of 24 August will be available on 15 August and for 25 August on 16 August, 26 August on 17 August, 27 August on 18 August and for 28 August on 19 August.
The sale of tickets has begun at 8:00am and each passenger will be able to buy a maximum of four tickets.
Besides, nine pairs of special trains will run on different routes on the occasion of Eid.
There will be 1402 coaches with 229 locomotives.
Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Nirapatta Bahini (RNB), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will be deployed at all the big stations for preventing the sale of tickets in black market while the deputy commissioners concerned will conduct mobile courts.
Meanwhile, plying of Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka Moitree Train will remain suspended from on 21 August, 22 and the Bandhan express on 23 August.
