Shohoz issues one crore train tickets in four months

The Bangladesh Railway’s online ticketing partner Shohoz-Synesis-Vincen-JV has claimed to have issued around 1 crore train tickets in the last four months.

The ticket service provider issued 80,000 to 1 lakh tickets online and over the counters on average daily, according to a media statement.

Shohoz started issuing train tickets on March 25 this year at 77 stations by counter panel software following its contract with the Railway.

Despite allegations of scams in online ticketing, Shohoz claimed to have issued more than 16 lakh tickets during Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha.

The vendor signed an agreement with the authority on February 15 to operate the ticketing system of the Railway.

In 1994, a computer-based ticketing system was introduced in the Railway. At that time, only 27 stations used to issue tickets through the system, but now, 81 stations use it.

Shohoz Public Relations Manager Farhat Ahmed said: “We are working tirelessly to provide advanced, automatic, and sophisticated digital ticketing services within 18 months in accordance with our agreement with Bangladesh Railway.”

“Once the entire development work is completed, passengers will feel more comfortable purchasing tickets,” he added.

A computer-based ticketing system was introduced in Bangladesh Railway in 1994. At that time, only 27 stations used to issue tickets through the system, but now, 81 stations operate on the system.