Commuters head home before Eid, Kamalapur overcrowded with commuters

❐ Staff Reporter

People have started leaving the capital ahead of the holy Eid-ul -Fitr . Many are heading to their villages early to share the joy of Eid with their loved ones .

Like yesterday , today, Saturday, an overflowing crowd of passengers was seen at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station.

The government holiday will start from March 17. However, to avoid last- minute hassles , many are already heading home . Especially employees are sending their family members to their villages in advance so that they can spend the Eid with their relatives in peace .

Kamalapur station was bustling with activity since Saturday morning . Passengers waiting to catch the train , families running around the platform with luggage in their hands – all in all, there was a festive atmosphere.

As the day progressed , the pressure of passengers also increased . However, the relief is that there was no problem in collecting tickets . For the convenience of passengers , 100% of tickets are being sold online this time too .

Abdul Baset, a student of Dhaka College, was waiting at the station to go to Rajshahi . Expressing his joy at returning home , he said , ” Many of my classmates have already gone home due to the holidays . I am leaving today . I am leaving a little earlier to avoid suffering . Traveling by train seems to be a little safer than traveling by bus .” 

Md. Shahriar , a private employee , has come to the station to drop off his family members on the Dinajpur-bound train . He said that the government holiday will start from March 17. Then the crowd and suffering may increase . Therefore, I am sending the family members to their village homes in advance .

Burimari Express passenger Fakhrul Mirza has left for the village with his entire family . He said, ” I have taken a little more leave before Eid . Because I have to return to Dhaka immediately after Eid . The schools of the boys and girls are also closed , so I am going home with everyone .” 

Meanwhile, additional security measures have been taken at Kamalapur Railway Station to ensure smooth Eid travel . Passengers are being allowed to enter after checking their tickets in two stages at the entrance of the station . No one is being allowed to enter the station without a ticket .

Mobile Ticket Examiner ( TTE) Aftab Ahmed said that maximum efforts are being made to keep the Eid procession orderly . For this reason , tickets are being checked in two stages at the entrance and no one is being allowed to enter the station without a ticket .

According to Bangladesh Railway , 30 intercity trains will depart from Dhaka to various destinations across the country on Saturday . These trains have a total of 28,926 seats . Of these, 23 trains in the eastern region have 16,194 seats and 17 trains in the western region have 12,732 seats .