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Derailment in Gazipur halts rail communication with northern BD

Transportation 2024-08-17, 11:24am

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Train derails in Gazipur.



Gazipur, Aug 17 - 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. - UNB