Robi train ticketing solution makes Eid travel easy
DHAKA, June 23 (NsNewsWire) — As we near the end of the holy month of Ramadan, people are busy
making their travel plans to visit their near and dear ones across the country. Long queues have
already become a common site in the major railway stations of the country. As the leading digital
service provider of the country, Robi is offering a way out of this sheer inconvenience through
its train ticketing solution. The service has been operational since January 2016.
Robi subscribers just need to first book for the train tickets by dialing *131# from their mobile
phones. Then through a user friendly process the users will be requested to provide the journey
date, preferred start station to start the journey, preferred destination station, the train, ticket class
and the preferred ticket option combination.
At the end of the ticket booking process the user will instantly receive an SMS with the booking
code stating the amount to be paid for completing the purchasing process. Within 30 minutes of
receiving the SMS, the user needs to make the payment at any of the 12000 RobiCash Points in
the country. If the passengers desire, they can complete the entire process of ticket purchase
through mobile phone using Robi SIM from these agent points also.
Following the payment the user will receive an e-Ticket number in SMS. This SMS needs to be
shown at the railway station (e-Ticket counter) to collect the printed ticket. Passengers are
required to collect their paper-based ticket at least 1 hour before the departure time of the train.
This e-Ticket service is available at 52 railway stations across the country, meaning that almost
the entire railway travelers can make use of this convenient service.
The service charge for purchasing each seat has been set at 20 taka by the Bangladesh Railway
Authority. The train tickets purchased is not transferrable to others and only two transactions to a
single mobile number in a month are allowed.
This mobile based train ticketing solution is available for 7 days a week (Between 9:00 AM to
10:00 PM every-day). Customers can purchase advance Five (05) days ticket before journey day.