In anticipation of increased ask at some stage within the Durga Puja and weekly holidays, the Bangladesh Railway has made up our minds to operate seven extra particular passenger trains on the Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route.
These trains will race from 10 October to 13 October, supplementing the two frequent trains already working on the route. The director general of Bangladesh Railway permitted the proposal for the actual provider the day prior to this (3 October).
“The Bangladesh Railway continuously considers passenger ask when planning operations. On account of the prolonged holiday, we ask excessive ask for roam to Cox’s Bazar and have to operate seven particular trains,” acknowledged Railway’s Eastern Zone Chief Industrial Officer Md Mahbubur Rahman.
In line with Railway officials, holidays at some stage within the Durga Puja and the weekend are expected to result in a surge in roam to the smartly-liked tourist destination, Cox’s Bazar. Many passengers have already utilized for tickets for the evening prepare departing on 10 October.
In line with the concept, the evening prepare may perhaps most certainly well have 518 seats, at the side of seven AC berths, one first-class berth, four AC chair coaches, and loads of frequent seating suggestions. Right via daylight hours operations, the seat depend will amplify to 634 as sleeper coaches will be converted into frequent seating. The prepare will leave from Dhaka at 11pm on 10 October and attain Cox’s Bazar by 7:30am the following morning.
Cox’s Bazar Declare, an intercity provider, began operations on 1 December 2023, adopted by the launch of the Vacationer Declare on 1 January 2024. Each and every trains provide stops in Chattogram and have designated coaches for Chattogram passengers.
