Bangladesh Railway on Monday launched special coaches for women passengers on selected intercity trains ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to ensure safer and more comfortable travel during the holiday rush.
Director General of Bangladesh Railway Md Afzal Hossain inaugurated the service at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka through seeing off women passengers travelling on the special coach attached to the Jayantika Express.
Additional Director General (Operations) of Bangladesh Railway Md Nazmul Hasan, General Manager (East) Md Shuboktagin and Dhaka Divisional Railway Manager ABM Kamruzzaman, among others, were present.
The officials exchanged greetings with passengers and conveyed Eid wishes to them.
Women passengers expressed satisfaction over the arrangement and thanked the government for introducing the special initiative.
Under the special arrangement introduced following government directives, dedicated coaches for women passengers have been added to Jayantika Express operating on the Dhaka-Sylhet-Dhaka route and the non-stop Sonar Bangla Express running on the Dhaka-Chattogram-Dhaka route.
The service will remain operational for three days until May 27.