The formal Eid journey in trains from Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station to different parts of the country started on Monday morning amid tight security.
Those booked tickets for March 24-journey on March 14 travelled to their destinations, with passengers allowed to enter the main platform of the station after going through a three-layer checking procedure, said Kamalapur station manager Md Shahadat Hossain.
Md Asad, a passenger of Chattogram-bound Subrana Express, said he along with wife and children was travelling from Dhaka smoothly amid the tight security.
He said though he faced a little bit of problems in managing online tickets, but it was later done successfully.
Borhan Uddin, a student, travelling to Mymensingh in Jamuna Express said he would go home by bus if the train ticket had not been managed, appreciating the strict security measure at the station.
Manager Shahadat said a total of 43 intercity, 25 mail and commuter trains are scheduled to depart the Kamalapur station on Monday, with 16 intercity trains leaving the station till 11:30am.
Stationmaster Anwar Hossain said a railway police control room has been set up to ensure security of the home-bound passengers, and the scheduled trains were leaving the station in due time.
Assessing Monday’s passengers’ handling management, he expressed optimism this year’s train journey will be hassle-free.
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