Train movement on Santahar-Parbatipur rail route resumed early Thursday after seven hours of suspension due to derailment of an oil-carrying wagon in Joypurhat on Wednesday night.
The Parbatipur–bound wagon veered off the tracks around 9:45pm in Puranapail area of Joypurhat Sadar upazila, said Habibur Rahman, Traffic Inspector of Bangladesh Railway’s Transport and Commercial Department.
Following the derailment, train operations on the route were suspended, affecting movement of several trains including the Dhaka-bound intercity Nilsagar Express, Khulna-bound Simanta Express and local trains headed to Parbatipur.
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Passengers of these trains were left stranded at various stations.
A rescue crane was brought in from Parbatipur to remove the wagon.
The services on the route resumed around 5am on Thursday.