The special trains for Eid have started running on schedule from Kamalapur station of the capital city, making the journey hassle-free for thousands of homebound holidaymakers.
Bangladesh Railway (BR) officials told BSS that the special trains those were scheduled for yesterday morning left Kamalapur station for different destinations without any delay. “The special trains have started running on time, with those scheduled for yesterday morning leaving Kamalapur as per schedule and heading towards their respective destinations,” Md Habibur Rahman, additional director general for railways operations, told BSS.
Besides, he said the regular intercity trains are also running timely while few local trains were behind their schedule.
BR on Sunday started running seven pairs of special trains to carry homebound passengers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The special trains started plying from on Sunday and will continue for the next two days (Monday and Tuesday) before Eid for the homebound passengers. Similarly, the BR will put the special trains again on the tracks for seven days from July 8 to 14 for the returning passengers after the Eid festival. The special trains will ply on different routes. According to BR, the Dewanganj Special will ply on Dhaka-Dewanganj-Dhaka route from July 3 to 5 before the Eid and from July 8 to 14 after the Eid, while Chandpur Special will ply on Chittagong-Chandpur-Chittagong route.
Parbatipur Special will run on Parbatipur-Dhaka-Parbatipur route and Khulna Special will run on Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna route. The newly introduced “Sonar Bangla” will be also run on Dhaka-Chittagong-Dhaka route before and after the Eid on its regular schedule. Besides, two pairs of Solakia special train will ply on Bhoirab-Kishoreganj-Bhoirab and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj-Mymensingh routes on the Eid day.
The western zone of BR will also run two pairs of special trains on Parbatipur-Dhaka-Parbatipur and Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna routes on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
The special trains will run from July 3 to 5 before the Eid and July 8 to 14 after the Eid. BR western zone chief operating superintendent (COPS) told BSS that the special train will leave Parbatipur station at 6.45 am and reach Dhaka at 3.50 pm. It will leave Dhaka at 5.20 pm and reach Parbatipur at 3 am.
The other special train will leave Khulna at 10.30 am and reach Dhaka at 8.20 pm. It will leave Dhaka at 9.25 pm and reach Khulna at 7 am. Railway authorities said that they had taken necessary preparations for smooth and safe movement of passengers during the Eid festival.
