Special Eid train service begins
Monday, 13 July 2015
The Bangladesh Railway on Monday launched its special train service to commute around a quarter million people during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr vacations.
After inaugurating the service at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital, Railway Minister Md Mujibul Haque said extra bogeys have been added to theses special trains to commute passengers with ease.
The minister also inspected the Chittagong-bound "Subarna Express" and talked to its passengers.
Later, the minister said that the special trains shall continue services for a week after Eid from 19 to 25 July, 2015.
"On the first day 29 trains left the station. Of them 28 were on time and the other was a little late because of mechanical trouble," he added.