Train information can now be had on mobile phones with Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink offering the facility to their users.
Published : 16 Jul 2014, 09:19 PM
All they have to do is to type TR, space, the train name or code, and send the message to 16318 to be updated on arrivals, departures, delayed schedules and the location of running trains in a reply lodged in their in-box. Each SMS, including VAT, will cost Tk 4.60.
Director of Bangladesh Railway Md Tofazzal Hossain told bdnews24.com, "The service started three months ago to save passengers' time. The service has gained popularity among the users since then. So, all the mobile phone operators are trying to introduce the service."