Rail link with Khulna restored after 7 hours

JASHORE, Aug 24 (UNB): Train communications with Khulna was restored on Thursday morning after seven hours following the derailment of a freight train at Basundia Singiai in Sadar upazila of Jashore district.

Sub-inspector Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of Jashore Railway Police Station, said that two bogies of a Natore-bound freight train from Khulna veered off the tracks around 4 am, halting train communication.

A relief train rushed to the spot and conducted a salvage operation.

Chitra Express train from Dhaka was stranded at Jashore Railway Station following the derailment.

Railway link with Khulna resumed around 11:10am after a rescue train removed the bogies from the tracks.

Earlier, train communication of Khulna with the rest of the country has been suspended since Thursday morning following the derailment.