Eid advance train ticket sale begins Friday

The sale of advance train tickets begins on Friday morning, March 14, and will continue till March 20 on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

All tickets will be sold online, a Railway Ministry notice said on March 9.

The passengers can buy advance tickets for March 24 on March 14, for March 25 on March 15, for March 26 on March 16, for March 27 on March 17, for March 28 on March 18, for March 29 on March 19, and for March 30 on March 20, according to the notice.

The return tickets for March 31, and April 1 and 2 will be sold subject to Moon sighting.

For the hassle-free journey of home-bound and return passengers, the Bangladesh Railways will operate five pairs of special trains during Eid.

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