Action against rail officials if passengers travel on train roof News Desk : dhakamirror.com The Bangladesh Railway authorities were criticized by the High Court on Thursday (July 21, 2022) for poor administration of the railway services, including ticket scalping, and it was noted that no passenger is allowed to ride on the train roof. “If ... Read more
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Railway’s cost per passenger 4 times higher than income
Bangladesh Railway costs Tk 2.43 a kilometre for a passenger and earns Tk 0.62 only, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan told parliament on Monday. He added that the cost is Tk 8.94 a tonne for transporting goods and the income is Tk 3.18. The minister was replying to a query from Jatiya Party lawmaker Rustum ... Read more
Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow. Besides, it will restart selling computerised tickets from counters from 6:00pm today, BR said in a public announcement today. Since March 21, BR has been selling tickets manually as it suspended
Project to assess electric train on Dhaka-Rajshahi route
The Bangladesh Railway is going to conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability of electric train service between Dhaka and Rajshahi. The railways ministry gave its nod in this regard in a meeting to evaluate the project on Wednesday. The ministry secretary Humayun Kabir told New Age that as the ministry had
Railway halts online train ticket sales from Mar 21-25
It will sell tickets only at counters for 5 days from March 21 Bangladesh Railway is going to sell all tickets only at counters for five days from March 21 to March 25 due to handing over of online ticket selling system to new company. During these five days advance tickets could be bought before ... Read more
Trains will operate at full capacity from Feb 13
Trains will start carrying passengers at full capacity from February 13, maintaining health safety rules. Bangladesh Railway made the announcement in a notification on Sunday. Selling of tickets will begin from February 9, Shafiqur Rahman, director (traffic) of BR, confirmed the development. BR will sell 50 percent of the tickets through its mobile
BR opens DEMU railcar service in Ctg May 25
Bangladesh Railway is set to open its Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit railcar service on two routes in Chittagong from May 25, said officials. It also has a plan to open DEMU railcar service between Chittagong University and the port city on the same day, they said.
Dhaka-N’ganj DEMU railcar service yet to resume
Bangladesh Railway is yet to resume its Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit railcar commuter service between Dhaka and Narayanganj. The DEMU railcar service remained suspended since Thursday, a day after its inauguration as 20 passengers fell sick at Chashara railway station due to suffocation. BR replaced the local train service between Dhaka
DEMU train service to be launched April 24
The Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit locomotives (trains) service on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route will be launched on April 24. The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is scheduled to inaugurate DEMU service, Bangladesh Railway officials have said. According to
Rly starts advance ticket sale today
The Bangladesh Railway is going to start selling advance tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr today. Meanwhile, huge crowd was seen at the Kamalapur railway station in the capital on Saturday. Some bus operators will also start advance tickets sale within the next few days. Saidur Rahman, assistant director (operation) central control of Bangladesh Railway,
Railway plans to expand online ticketing
Bangladesh Railway is going to expand its online ticketing system enabling the passengers to buy tickets from stations connected to the online network for travelling to any destinations. At present five stations are connected online for ticket selling and the authorities are planning to expand online ticketing facility to 61 more railway
Dhaka-Sylhet new intercity train from tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway will press a pair of new intercity train, Kalni Express, on Dhaka-Sylhet route from tomorrow. The train will head from Sylhet Railway Station at 6:20am and reach Dhaka at 1:00pm while the return trip will start at 3:00pm, ending at Sylhet at 9:00pm, railway
Railway to buy 11 locomotives
Bangladesh Railway yesterday struck a deal with Japan’s Marubeni Corporation to procure 11 metre-gauge locomotives costing Tk 439 crore. Of the total cost, Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) will provide Tk 307 crore, while the rest will be borne by the public exchequer
Advance train tickets up for sales amid huge crowding
Sales of advance train tickets before Eid-ul-Fitr for various destinations from Dhaka began at the Kamalapur station on Sunday morning amid mismanagement, with people standing in long queues for hours, Bangladesh Railway officials said. People willing to leave Dhaka for outlying destinations at Eid, which is likely to be celebrated on
Commuter train by next year
20 Chinese trains to ply in Dhaka, Ctg Modern trains will be introduced in Dhaka and Chittagong by the next year to make commuting with their adjoining districts fast and easier. Bangladesh Railway (BR) and Tangshan Railway Vehicle Company Ltd, a Chinese private firm, inked an agreement on the $58.31 million project at the railway ... Read more
Railway to offer 25 new services
Says communications boss, opens commuter train services on N’ganj route In an effort to ease traffic hold-ups, Bangladesh Railway yesterday launched two new commuter train services on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route. The services have been introduced to facilitate more people using the route, railway officials said adding, it would also provide over five thousand people a ... Read more
Dhaka-N’ganj new commuters’ train from tomorrow
A pair of new commuters’ train will ply Dhaka-Narayanganj route from Saturday to ease regular transport crisis of city dwellers. Communications minister Syed Abul Hossain is scheduled to inaugurate the service at Kamalapur Railway Station, according to sources in