Rail link on Dhaka-Mymensingh route restored
Rail connectivity between Dhaka and Tangail, Narsingdi, and Mymensingh has been restored a day after a derailment at Joydebpur Junction.
Yesterday, seven coaches of an empty Dhaka-Tangail commuter train were derailed after the train rammed into a stationary oil tanker train at Joydebpur. Three staffers, including the locomaster of the train, were injured.
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Deputy Assistant Engineer of Joydebpur Junction Railway Station Sirajul Islam said train movement went back to normal around 7:00pm, reports our Gazipur correspondent.
He said the line was declared normal after rescue operation ended around 5:20pm today.
Meanwhile, trains bound for the western destinations faced delays today as trains were running on a single line, causing immense suffering to passengers.
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