Online ticket sales for new Pabna trains to begin Nov 12

Online ticket sales for the two new intercity trains on the Dhaka-Pabna route, Pabna Probhati Express and Pabna Godhuli Express, will begin at 8:00 am on November 12 (Thursday).

Railways Ministry Public Relations Officer Rezaul Karim Siddiqui confirmed the information in a notice issued on Wednesday.

According to the notice, tickets for journeys on November 20, 21 and 22 will be available online from 8:00 am on November 12. Subsequently, tickets for each journey can be purchased online 10 days before the scheduled departure, following the usual procedure.

However, tickets for the inaugural special train, scheduled to depart Pabna for Dhaka at 4:30 pm on November 19, will not be available online. Passengers will have to collect tickets through computerised counters at Pabna and Ishwardi railway stations.

The inaugural train will stop only at Ishwardi station between Pabna and Dhaka.

The two trains will begin commercial operations on November 20. On that day, the Pabna Godhuli Express will depart Dhaka for Pabna at 3:25 pm, while the Pabna Probhati Express will leave Pabna for Dhaka at 8:00 am.

During regular operations, both trains will stop at Ishwardi, Chatmohar, Baral Bridge, Ullapara, Shaheed M Monsur Ali, Tangail, Joydebpur and Dhaka Airport railway stations.

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