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Derailment halts Dhaka-Mymensingh rail communications

News Desk Transportation 2024-02-15, 3:37pm

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The incident happened around 12:00 pm on Thursday.



Train movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh route has stopped as three coaches of a Mymensingh-bound local train derailed in Piyarpur station of the district sadar.

The incident happened around 12:00 pm on Thursday. However, no one was injured in this incident.

Piyarpur station master Sheikh Uzzal Mahmud confirmed the matter.

A rescue train from Mymensingh is coming to recover the derailed engine from the tracks, the station master added.