Half of train tickets go on sale on app, Eid travel tickets at six places

The government is launching a smartphone app on Apr 28 to sell half of inter-city train tickets in a bid to ease sufferings of travellers in collecting the tickets.

In addition to the app, advance tickets for journeys during Eid holidays will be sold at five places other than Kamalapur Railway Station.

Railways Minster Nurul Islam Sujon briefed the media about the initiatives after a meeting at the station on Thursday.

“There have been complaints over train ticketing system for long,” the minister admitted and hoped the use of technology will ease the hassle for tickets at counters.   

Besides Kamalapur, Eid train tickets were already being sold at the Airport Station and Gazipur.

Counters for advance Eid tickets were closed for an hour-and-a-half at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Police Station on Saturday due to internet issues. Photo: Mostafigur Rahman

The railway authorities are now in contact with the Dhaka University to arrange sale of the advance tickets at the TSC, the minister said.    

The advance tickets will also be available at Fulbaria and Mirpur Police Centre, according to Sujon.

“There will be no need for crowding the stations or waiting overnight,” he said.