Dhaka’s rail link with northern regions restored after 9 hours

The train services of Dhaka with northern parts of the country restored on Tuesday (November 21) afternoon after nine hours of suspension following the derailment of a bogie of the Rangpur Express train at Betor area of Tangail’s Sadar upazila.

The train movement on the route became normal at 2:15pm as the salvage train cleared the line with nine hours of efforts.

Earlier, a relief train reached the spot at about 10:30am and started the salvage work.

A bogie of the Dhaka-bound Rangpur Express train veered of the tracks at about 4:45am when it reached Tangail rail station. After that, the train communication of the capital with northern parts of the country was snapped.