Train service halted on 4 routes as bogie derails

Four wheels of a bogie of Nasirabad Express train have veered off the track around 8:15am on 17 December 2022.Prothom Alo

The train operation has been suspended on four routes as a carriage of a Chattogram-bound train has derailed at Shambhuganj of Mymensingh. 

The incident took place on Saturday morning, which forced the authorities to suspend train services on Chattogram, Gouripur, Mohanganj and Jharia routes from Mymensingh. 

Mohiuddin Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mymensingh railway police station, said four wheels of a carriage of Nasirabad Express train veered off the track near Shambhuganj around 8:15 am. 

A rescue train reached the spot immediately and started working, the OC said, adding the rescue work will be completed shortly.