GAZIPUR, May 21 (UNB): Train services between the capital and North Bengal remained suspended for nearly six hours following derailment of a compartment of a train in Kaliakoir Upazila of the district Wednesday.
Railway sources said a wheel of a compartment of Rangpur Express train veered off the track near Matikata level crossing in the upazila around 10:30 am, halting train services.
Train services were restored after a relief train from Dhaka rushed to the spot and salvaged the derailed compartment at about 4:00 pm.
However, no causality was reported.
Dhaka-North Bengal train link snapped for 6 hours
FE Team | Published: May 22, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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