After an inter-ministerial meeting at Bidyut Bhaban in the capital Sunday, the adviser said the decision was taken to accommodate the increased number of homebound passengers for the upcoming Eid.
Advance intercity train tickets for 24 March will be available on 14 March.
Similarly tickets for journey on 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 March will be sold 10 days ahead, a press release of the railway ministry said.
The railway will start selling tickets of the west zone from 8:00 am while selling of tickets of the east zone will begin at 2:00 pm everyday.
Tickets for train journeys on 31 March, 1 and 2 April will be sold based on the sighting of the moon.
