Advance Eid train ticket sale begins

Bangladesh Railway has started selling advance train tickets on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

Of the first day of selling, people gathered at ticket counters on Wednesday to collect tickets for August 17.

Huge crowd in long queues were seen at Kamalapur railway station on the first day for advance train tickets, reports New Age correspondent.

Many ticket seekers passed the night at the station to buy tickets.

The sale of tickets has begun at 8:0am and each passenger will be able to buy a maximum of four tickets.

The advance ticket of August 18, 19, 20 and 21 will be available on August 9, 10, 11 and 12 respectively.

Besides, the return tickets for the journey of August 24 will be available on August 15 and for August 25 on August 16, August 26 on August 17, August 27 on August 18 and for August 28 on August 19.

News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net