Derailment in Gazipur halts rail communication with northern Bangladesh
UNB
Publish: 17 Aug 2024, 12:47 PM
Gazipur,
Aug 17 (UNB)- A bogie of the Dhaka-bound Padma Express train from Rajshahi
derailed at Salna in Gazipur. As a result, train service between Dhaka and the
northern part of the country has been suspended.
The incident occurred
around 8:45 pm on Friday, as confirmed by Hanif Ali, the station master of
Joydebpur Railway Junction.
According to the station
master, the last bogies of the Padma Express derailed in the Salna area on the
Dhaka-Rajshahi rail route.
The train continued its
journey towards Dhaka after detaching the derailed bogies at the site. As a
result of the derailment, train services between Dhaka and north have been
disrupted.
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