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Commuter trains resume operation, inter-city from tomorrow


Published : 13 Aug 2024 10:44 PM

Local, commuter, and mail trains across the country resumed operations on Tuesday after suspension of 25 days.

Confirming the information, officials of the Bangladesh Railway also said that inter-city trains will resume from Thursday, said Bangladesh Railway.

The resumption comes after a turbulent period of agitation and violence across the country in the last few weeks.

Freight trains started running from on Monday.

Officials of Kamalapur Railway Station said the Balaka, Dewanganj Commuter, Narayanganj Commuter, Mahua Express, Turag, Karnaphuli, and Titas Commuter trains left from Dhaka in the morning. Similarly, scheduled trains are coming towards Dhaka from different parts of the country.

The decision was taken at a meeting at Rail Bhaban on Sunday, the first working day of the interim government that took charge after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government.

On July 16, railway tracks were blocked in Dhaka, Gazipur, Chattogram, Feni, Mymensingh, Rangpur and other areas during protests over quota reformation in government jobs. Train services were disrupted for several hours.

The next day, the train services returned to normal. However, on July 18, rail operation was halted across the country due to the "complete shutdown" announced by students.

BSS, Rajshahi reports; Train operation resumed in Rajshahi bringing back relief among the commuters in general as a whole.

On Tuesday, 563 up local train left Rajshahi for Rohanpur in Chapainawabganj at 6.10 am for the first time. Afterwards, Mahananda Express mail train left Rajshahi for Khulna at 8.05 am.

Meanwhile, the West Zone (WZ) of Bangladesh Railway has set to operate the intercity trains from August 15. It has already started operation of goods train from Monday last.

Abdul Karim, Railway Station Manager Rajshahi, said services of mail, local and commuter trains are going on and all sorts of necessary measures were taken to ensure security to the passengers in general.

He said the WZ, covering Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions, normally operates 159 trains, including 50 intercity and some inter-country ones, on different routes, including Dhaka.

Forty-six local or shuttle and sixty-three commuters or mail trains are also being operated on various routes which are very popular among the passengers, he added.

He stated that the number of passengers of intercity trains on various routes has increased significantly in the last couple of years.

Considering the benefit of the passengers in general, he said 31 major stations have been brought under the modern computerized seat reservation and ticketing system. Some of those including Rajshahi have launched ticket selling and seat reservation through online systems.