Train service resumes on Dhaka-Mymensingh route after 8 hrs

MYMENSINGH, Oct 02 (UNB): Train services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route resumed on Wednesday at 6:00 am after being suspended for over 8 hours due to a derailment.

The incident occurred at the Dhala Railway Station in Trishal, Mymensingh.

Station Master Rayhan Chowdhury of Balipara Railway Station said that the Brahmaputra Express, coming from Dhaka to Dewanganj, derailed late last evening.

Following the incident, a rescue train arrived from Mymensingh to begin recovery operations. Around 2:15 am, the derailed carriage was cleared, and the train continued its journey to Dewanganj. Repair work on the damaged tracks was completed shortly after, and normal train services on the route resumed by 6:00 am.