Freight train derails in Jessore
Publish : 19 Oct 2016, 12:37
However, no one was reportedly injured in the derailment.
The accident caused train communication of Khulna district with rest of the country suspended for five hours.
Besides, the situation halted Khulna-bound Chitra, Simantho and a freight train and Kapotakko, Rupsa and a Benapole-bound commuter train at different points on the route for the period.
Jessore Railway Junction Assistant Station Master Saiduzzaman said four boogies of a stone-laden train veered off the track at the station around 4:30am while it was taking preparation to unload stone.
Being informed, a salvage train from Khulna rescued the boogies around 9:30am and the stranded trains started moving towards their destinations.