An elderly man was crushed under the wheels of Dhaka-bound Subarna Express train near Mainamati rail station in Cumilla Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Gopal Debnath Das, 65, of Doiara village in the upazila.
The Dhaka-bound train from Chattogram hit the man around 10 am when he was crossing the rail tracks, leaving him dead on the spot, said Sub-inspector Meshbaul Alam Chowdhury, in charge of Cumilla Railway Police.
Police recovered the body, he added.