Train services on Rangpur-Lalmonirhat-Bogura route resumed on Wednesday morning, nearly 18 hours after the derailment of six bogies of a train near Pirgachha Railway Outer Signal in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur district.

Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur Rabiul Faisal said the train communication resumed around 6am on Wednesday after the derailed coaches were removed from the track.

A departmental investigation panel, headed by Lalmonirhat Railway Divisional Transport Officer Abdullah Al Mamun, has been formed to determine the cause of the derailment.

But no timeframe has been set to submit a report in this regard. 

Earlier, around 1 pm on Tuesday, six coaches of the passenger train Padmarag derailed near Pirgacha Railway Station in Rangpur, disrupting train services along the Santahar-Lalmonirhat route.

Derailment halts train movement on Rangpur-Lalmonirhat-Bogura route

Relief operations took over 11 hours, with two relief trains dispatched—one from Lalmonirhat and another from Parbatipur—to remove the derailed coaches.

The removal of the detained coaches concluded around midnight and train operations resumed from Wednesday morning.

Passengers blamed rotten wooden sleepers, lack of ballast, and prolonged neglect of track maintenance for the accident. Many reported losing personal belongings.

Statistics show that Bangladesh Railways operates 2,800 km of track, with 1,427 km in the western region, mostly meter-gauge lines in poor condition.

Rangpur Divisional Commissioner Shahidul Islam and DC DC Robiul Faisal said the local administration coordinated closely with the railway during the rescue operation.