Train derailment cuts Dhaka’s rail link with northern region

Rail communication of Dhaka with the northern parts of the country remained suspended on Sunday afternoon as four wheels of a coach of a train derailed on the Dhaka-Tangail rail route in the Salna area of Gazipur district.

Md Nadiruzzaman, in-charge of Joydebpur Railway Police Station, said four wheels of a bogie of the Dhaka-bound ‘Chilahati Express’ train from Nilphamari, veered off the tracks around 2:30 pm at Salna, disrupting train communication between Dhaka and northern parts of the country.

However, no casualty was reported.

The passengers of the train were seen getting off and going to their destinations in different vehicles using alternative routes.

Abul Khayer, station master of Joydebpur Railway Junction, said the train movement through the northern parts of the country via Jamuna Bridge remained suspended following the incident.