Nilphamari train derailment halts communications for six hours
Rail communications on Parbotipur-Chilahati route in Nilphamari remained snapped for six hours as the locomotive of a Rajshahi-bound intercity train “Barendra Express” derailed near Cheta Shah rail crossing yesterday around 7:00am.
Railway police said the locomotive derailed after bumping into a tree fallen on the rail tracks due to storm of Thursday.
No casualty was reported. Rescue team managed to remove the train from the track around 11:30am and the communications resumed around 1:00pm, said railway police.
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