Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link resumes thru alternate route after derailment

The train service on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route resumed this morning through an alternate route via Tongi, following a derailment of a Dhaka-bound train in Gazipur.

The derailment of the Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express occurred around 4:00am after unidentified people damaged the rail track near Bhawalgarh station to the north of Joydebpur junction.

One person died in the accident and at least 11 others were injured.

The trains are now running on the Dhaka-Tongi-Kishoreganj-Mymensingh route, said Joydebpur Railway Station Master Mohammad Hanif Ali.

The trains on the Dhaka-Mymensingh routes will use the routes until the damaged rail tracks are repaired and the rescue operation is complete, he said.

At least nine trains operate on the route and the derailment has caused schedule disruption, railway officials said.

Meanwhile, Gazipur district administration formed a five-member committee to investigate the incident.

The committee has been asked to submit the report within three working days, Abul Fateh Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, deputy commissioner of the district, said after visiting the spot.