The Ministry of Railways has decided to operate 38 pairs of intercity and 20 commuter/freight trains from August 11 following the government’s announcement to ease the ongoing lockdown.
The ministry in a circular on Sunday said the passenger trains would operate on all routes with a few exceptions following health guidelines until further directive.
The ministry, however, said intercity trains Ekata Express, Sundarban Express, Nilsagar Express and Rangpur Express would not operate from Dhaka on August 11, while Tungipara Express would not operate from Gobra.
It said 50% tickets of intercity trains would be sold online and through mobile apps, while the remaining 50% to be sold at the stations from 8am on Monday.
In the case of any negligence in maintaining health rules while operating the trains, legal action would be taken against the authorities concerned, the ministry said.
The movement of passenger trains has remained suspended across the country since July 23 after the government re-imposed the stringent lockdown amid a massive surge of Covid cases.
The passenger trains were allowed to move for eight days from July 15-22 across the country keeping 50% of the seats empty apparently to facilitate the movement of people ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet Division issued a circular saying that the government has decided to allow all public transport to operate at full capacity across Bangladesh from August 11.