After 15 days, passenger trains started running, there is no pressure of passenger
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After a long break, passenger trains have started running today. However, there is no passenger pressure even on the first day of passenger train operation. As a result, these passenger trains are running on the first day with many seats empty. Freight train services have resumed from Monday (August 12) after being stopped for 23 consecutive days due to violence surrounding the quota reform movement.
However, even though the passenger train started running after a long break, the railway authorities are looking at the lack of passenger pressure as the reason for the lack of promotion and the fact that it was the first day.
On Tuesday (August 13), a picture of no passenger pressure was seen around the capital's Kamalapur railway station.
It has been seen on the ground that there is no passenger pressure compared to normal days. Most of the train compartments have empty seats. Besides, two Mahua and Turag express trains have left since morning. And Karnaphuli prepares to leave the commuter train.
Station Master of Kamalapur Railway Station Mohammad Anwar Hossain told Barta24.com that trains have started running since yesterday after a long time. The freight train ran yesterday. Passenger trains have started running today. But relatively with fewer passengers. Today is the first day so not many people came. Moreover, many do not know. Because many people do not know that the train is running from today due to lack of publicity.
He said, however, all types of trains will start running from next day Thursday (August 15). Passenger pressure will increase from Thursday.
A passenger named Waliullah will go to Bhairab. He told Barta24.com that after a long time, train movement has started. I thought the train would be very crowded. But I came and saw that it was completely empty.
Another passenger Md. Rabbi said, I travel by train regularly. Usually no seat is ever found vacant in the train during this time. Today the train is empty. Many seats are also empty.
Before this, freight train movement started from Monday (August 12). Earlier on Sunday (August 11), Bangladesh Railway Director Public Relations Officer Md. Nahid Hasan Khan said in a press release sent to the media that passenger trains will start running from Tuesday after being closed for 23 consecutive days, freight trains from Monday and mail, express from August 13. Bangladesh Railway Authority has announced the operation of local, commuter trains and inter-city trains from August 15.
According to the notification, the movement of Parabat and Jamalpur Express trains will be temporarily stopped. Intercity train tickets can be purchased tomorrow (Monday) from 5 PM onwards.
Earlier, train services were completely stopped from July 19 after the government imposed a curfew amid violence surrounding the quota reform movement. After being shut down for 13 days, short distance trains started running from August 1. However, on the first day of the non-cooperation movement called by the anti-discrimination student movement, the train movement was stopped again.
Bangladesh Railway Director (Public Relations) Nahid Hasan Khan last Sunday (August 4) night said in a message that all trains have been temporarily suspended until further instructions. Since then, train movement across the country has been stopped.