Train derailment halts Dhaka-Chattogram rail link

Train communication between Chattogram and Dhaka has remained suspended since Wednesday morning due to a bogie derailment in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district.

Amzad Hossain, sub-inspector of Sitakunda Railway Police, confirmed the matter. He said, "A bogie of the Dhaka-bound ‘Chattala Express’, coming from Chattogram Rail Station, veered off the tracks at Siraj Bhuiyan intersection of Chattogram municipality around 7.00 am, disrupting rail communication."

However, the train services on the Chattogram-bound line remain uninterrupted, he said.

Mozammel Hossain, station master of Sitakunda Rail Station, said a relief train rushed to the spot for the salvage operation.