Dhaka-Ctg-Sylhet rail link snapped

Rail communications on the Dhaka-Chittagong-Sylhet route snapped as an oil-laden train derailed in Brahmanbaria town last night.

Nine wagons of Dhaka-bound container train from Chittagong got derailed in Shimrailkandi area near Brahmanbaria Railway Station around 10:30pm yesterday, Station Master Kamrul Islam told The Daily Star.

Though no casualties or injuries were reported, the oil spilled and spread on the ground and in the adjacent canal.

Besides, the slippers and clips of the rail line were broken.

On information, two fire engines of Brahmanbaria and Akhaura reached to the spot and started the rescue work. A relief train from Akhaura Railway Junction Loco-Shed also left for the scene, said railway authorities. 

Brahmanbaria Fire Service Deputy Assistant Director Sharful Ahsan Bhuiyan said without railway's own repair team, it was not possible to start the train rescue operations.

The fire engines where there to prevent fires.