The sale of advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Azha began on Friday morning. Bangladesh Railway started selling advance train tickets for July 5 at six places in Dhaka -- Kamalapur, Kamalapur suburban platform, Airport rail station, Tejgaon railway station, Cantonment, Fulbaria (Old Railway Station) -- and six places in Joydevpur at 8am. Ticket sales also began at 8am through the ‘Rail Sheba’ mobile app and e-ticketing platform on the internet. Ticket sales at the railway stations will continue till 4pm daily. Also read: Eid-ul-Azha: Advance train ticket sale begins on July 1 Besides, the advance tickets for July 6, 7, 8, and 9 will be available on July 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. On the other hand, the sale of return tickets will begin on July 7. The return tickets for July 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 will be available on July 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, respectively. Each passenger is eligible buy a maximum of four tickets. Also read: Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh on July 10

Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets on July 1 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Advance tickets of July 5 will be available on July 1, said Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan at a press conference at Rail Bhaban on Wednesday. Also read: Main Eid congregation to be held at Nat’l Eidgah at 8am Besides, the advance tickets of July 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be available on July 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Besides, the selling of return tickets will begin from July 7, he said. The return tickets for July 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 will be available on July 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively. He said advance ticket sale will start from 8 am through ‘Rail Sheba’ mobile app and e-ticketing on the internet. Ticket sale at the railway stations will begin from 8am and continue until 4pm. To reduce passenger pressure at Kamalapur station, advance tickets will be sold at six places in Dhaka- Kamalapur, Kamalapur suburban platform, Airport rail station, Tejgaon railway station, Cantonment, Fulbaria (Old Railway Station) and in six places in Joydevpur. Each passenger will be able to buy maximum four tickets. Also read: Traders urged to keep market stable ahead of Eid-ul-Azha The minister said six pairs of special trains will operate on this occasion and their rickets will be sold at the counters only. The total number of seats of trains departing from Dhaka per day  is 26,731, half of which will be available at ticket counters and half online. There will be no off day of intercity trains from July 4, six days before Eid to the day before Eid. No intercity train will operate on the Eid day, said the minister. Depending on the sighting of the moon, the holy Eid-ul-Azha is expected to be celebrated on July 10.

Bangladesh Railway will start selling advance train tickets on April 23 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Advance train tickets of April 27 will be available on April 23, Additional Director General (Operation) of Bangladesh Railway Sardar Shahadat told UNB. The advance tickets of April 28, 29, 30 and May 1 will be available on April 24, 25, 26 and 27 respectively. Also read: No launch ticket without NID cards during Eid: Khalid Besides, the selling of return tickets will begin from the second day of Eid-ul-Fitr, he said. Details about the selling of advance train tickets will be known after a meeting on April 13. Also read: Online train ticket sale to resume from 6 pm Friday for March 26