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8 pairs of inter-city trains to ply from tomorrow: Sujan
DHAKA, May 30, 2020 (BSS) – Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today said
eight pairs of inter-city trains will run on different routes on a limited
scale from tomorrow and 11 more pairs will also start plying from June 3
next.
He said this at a press conference in the conference room of the Rail
Bhaban here.
The minister said due to maintaining the health rules to prevent the spread
of coronavirus, 50 percent of railway tickets will be sold and the prices of
tickets will not be increased as rail is a service-oriented transport of the
government.
“We will sell 50 percent of the train tickets to comply with the health
rules. All train tickets will be sold online. At the same time, pillows and
blankets will not be provided at air-conditioned cabins in the train. No food
will be served on the train during this ongoing coronavirus situation,” he
informed.
He urged all the passengers to wear masks during their train journey.
No passenger will be allowed to board on the train without a ticket, he
said, adding that no passenger will be picked up from the airport station and
everyone has to get into the trains from Kamalapur Railway Station.
The railway minister said passengers should take necessary food and
drinking water with them and they must arrive at the concerned station at
least 60 minutes before the departure of the train.
None will be allowed to enter the station without a ticket and the
visitor’s platform will remain closed, he said, adding that no train will
stop at Airport, Joydebpur and Narsingdi stations.
The intercity trains that will be in operation from tomorrow are: Subarna
Express (Chattogram-Dhaka-Chattogram), Udayan Express (Chattogram-Sylhet-
Chattogram), Lalmoni Express (Lalmonirhat-Dhaka-Lalmonirhat), Kalni Express
(Sylhet-Dhaka-Sylhet), Chitra Express (Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna), Sonar Bangla
Express (Dhaka- Chattogram -Dhaka), Banalata Express (Chapainawabganj -Dhaka-
Chapainawabganj) and Panchagarh Express (Panchagarh -Dhaka-Panchagarh).
The 11 inter-city trains that will start plying from June 3 are: Tista
Express, Benapole Express, Nilsagar Express, Rupsha Express, Kapotaksha
Express, Madhumati Express, Meghna Express, Kishoreganj Express, Upakul
Express, Kurigram Express and Brahmaputra Express.
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