Dhaka’s rail links with Ctg, Sylhet restored after two hours

Rail communications with Chattogram and Sylhet from Dhaka remained suspended for two hours following the derailment of a bogie at Brahmanbaria Rail Station early Saturday.

Brahmanbaria Railway Station Master Jashim Uddin said the Cox’s Bazar-bound intercity ‘Cox’s Bazar Express’ train veered off the tracks around 6:10 am, halting train movement, reports UNB.

A relief train removed the bogie and restored partial rail connectivity around 8:30 am, he said.

“Train movement on the up line has resumed, but it will take some more time for full restoration of down line services,” he added.

Meanwhile, a coach of a freight train from Chattogram veered off the tracks around 10:15 pm on Friday at the same station, halting train movement with Dhaka and other parts of the country.

Train services resumed on Saturday morning after a relief train from Akhaura removed the damaged freight coach.