Grameenphone brings you yet another technological marvel- MobiCash
Ticketing! With MobiCash Ticketing service, you can buy Intercity Train
tickets in advance from your own mobile phone! You don't need to stand
in the long queues, overcome lots of hassles to collect a railway
ticket. You can sit at the comfort of your own home and stop worrying
about collecting train ticket for you upcoming journey. We want you to
stay close to your dear ones and hence MobiCash ticketing is for you.
Customer registration:
Type TKET from your GP mobile phone and send to 1200. In the reply SMS, you will get your PIN and other instructions. Change the PIN (dial *777*3*2*Default PIN*New PIN of 4 digit*New PIN of 4 digit# from your mobile). Those who are already paying utility bills through BillPay service from their mobiles, need not do this registration process.Booking:
You can book tickets of selected route. But you have to purchase your 'Booked' ticket within 30 minutes or else your booked ticket will be released for others to buy.Steps for Booking:
- Dial *131*1# from your mobile
- Type Journey Date by pressing Answer button and then press Send. (if your journey date is 15 September type 15, if it is 05 September type 05)
- Type the number beside your preferred Start Station by pressing Answer button and then press Send
- Type first 3 characters of your Destination Station. You will be presented with a list of stations. Type the number beside your preferred Destination Station by pressing Answer button and then press Send
- Select your train (type the number beside your preferred Intercity Train by pressing Answer button and then press Send)
- Select your Ticket Class (type the number beside your preferred Train Ticket Class by pressing Answer button and then press Send)
- Select Ticket Option as per your need (type the number beside your preferred ticket option combination)
- Press '1' to confirm Booking (Press '2' to reject)
- You will receive a SMS with the Booking Code and necessary amount in BDT
Steps After Booking:
- Get necessary refill in your 'MobiCash Refill' within 30 minutes of Booking from any Grameenphone Center or any BillPay marked outlet.
- Dial *131*2# from your mobile
- Type the Booking Code you received in previous SMS
- Insert your PIN number
- Press '0' to confirm
- You will receive an e-Ticket number in SMS. Save the e-Ticket number sent to you which you will have to show at selected 'MobiCash' branded booth at railway station or selected Grameenphone Centers (GPC) to collect paper-based ticket. Please collect your paper-based ticket at least 1 hour before the departure of train.
Direct Purchase of E-Ticket:
If you already have 'MobiCash' balance in your charge account, you can directly purchase e-ticket without booking. If you know the train ticket price, you can calculate the total amount needed. Consider 20 taka service charge per seat while calculating the total amount.Steps for Direct Purchase (without Booking):
- Dial *131*3# from your mobile
- Insert your PIN number
- Type Journey Date by pressing Answer button and then press Send. (if your journey date is 15 September type 15, if it is 05 September type 05)
- Type the number beside your preferred Start Station by pressing Answer button and then press Send
- Type first 3 characters of your Destination Station. You will be presented with a list of stations. Type the number beside your preferred Destination Station by pressing Answer button and then press Send
- Select your Train (type the number beside your preferred Intercity Train by pressing Answer button and then press Send)
- Select your Ticket Class (type the number beside your preferred Train Ticket Class by pressing Answer button and then press Send)
- Select Ticket Option as per your need (type the number beside your preferred ticket option combination)
- Press '1' to confirm Booking (Press '2' to reject).
- You will receive an e-Ticket number in SMS. Save the e-Ticket number sent to you which you will have to show at selected 'MobiCash' branded booth at railway station or selected Grameenphone Centers (GPC) to collect paper-based ticket. Please collect your paper-based ticket at least 1 hour before the departure of train.
Disclaimer:
- A service charge of 20 taka will be applicable for each seat purchased through 'MobiCash' Ticketing service.
- A customer can perform two transactions from a single mobile number in a month.
>> In each transaction customer can purchase 1 to 4 seats, like before.
>> In a particular destination, customer is allowed to perform a single transaction (1 to 4 seats) in a month. Example: If a customer perform a transaction from Dhaka-Chittagong on 20th February’11, he won’t be allowed to perform another transaction for the same route (Dhaka-Chittagong) in February’11. But he can perform another transaction from Chittagong-Dhaka. - From now on customers can purchase advance three (03) days ticket before journey day. For example, tickets for journey date 20th February will open on 17th February.
- Ticketing time will be 9:00 AM to 10:00PM.
- Tickets purchased through 'MobiCash' ticketing service is not transferrable to others. This service is solely dependent on the availability of tickets in Bangladesh Railway.
- Bangladesh Railway authority reserves the right to cancel the ticket at any time. Their authority will be deemed as Final. For refund of ticket, regular Bangladesh Railway practices and rules will be followed and Bangladesh Railway Authority's decision will be the final.
- A customer MUST collect the paper-based ticket from designated booth at railway stations at least 1 hour prior to the departure of train. Printed tickets can also be picked up from selected GPCs. Please consider GPC operational hours (9am-7pm) and travel time for picking the printed tickets from GPCs.
- Through 'MobiCash' Ticketing service, one can purchase tickets 3 days in advance of departure. No booking will take place 12 hours before the departure but customers can Direct Purchase up to 6 hours prior to departure. No e-ticket will be sold through mobile from 6 hours before departure.
- If the 'MobiCash' balance cannot be used to buy an e-ticket, then it can be used for BillPay, Flexiload and to purchase train ticket later.
- List of GPCs from where printed tickets can be picked:
