Movement of trains on Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka-Chittagong routes resumed yesterday afternoon after three-and-half hours of the disruption in train communications following the derailing of a cargo train at Jatrapur in Ashuganj, Brammhanbaria in the morning.
Dhaka’s railway communications with Chittagong and Sylhet remained suspended from 10:30am when a Chittagong-bound cargo train derailed outside the Ashuganj railway station.
Witnesses said at least four wheels of a train compartment got derailed, blocking the railway tracks.
Following the accident, several trains, including Chittagong-bound Mohanagar Provati and several other intercity trains were stuck at different places on the tracks, causing suffering to several thousand passengers.
Immediately after the incident, a salvation train from Akhaura rushed to the spot to rescue the derailed train and was able to remove the derailed train and restore the communications system around 2pm.
Ashuganj railway station Manager Abdullah Al Faruq confirmed the restoration of the railway communications system.