Make train journeys easier
A few days ago, a newspaper reported that people can now get travel tickets online, and that it'll make journeys pleasurable for commuters going back home.
But the reality is different. Each online account is limited to purchasing only one e-ticket per month. I therefore had to refrain from using the service at any time in the past month so I could book the ticket for Eid. I tried to get an e-ticket on June 22 from Dhaka to Rajshahi. At around 8:30 AM, the website showed that the mobile quota for the day had run out. I tried again the next day at 8 AM, which made me miss my regular bus route and reach office late.
The next time I tried to buy a ticket at 7:55 AM. The website told me it would be available at 7:59 AM. I tried continuously from 7:59 to 8:30 AM, but the website stated that the mobile quote had run out again. Eventually I had to struggle to buy a ticket in person, without using the online service. The journey was far from pleasurable.
Many people living in Dhaka have to travel back to their towns almost every weekend. A double rail line should be set up with a commuter train so that they can live in adjacent districts instead of having to live inside Dhaka. A monthly roundtrip ticket system can be introduced for them. And the railway authorities should operate a research cell to that they can develop services according to commuters' preferences and timetables.
Mawduda Hasnin
Rajshahi
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