Train communications on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route resumed Sunday night, six hours after a wagon of a freight train derailed in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh.
According to Akhtar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mymensingh Railway Police Station, the Dhaka-bound freight train derailed at around 5:15 p.m. in the Golabari area, located between Kawraid and Mashakhali railway stations in Dakshin Gafargaon.
Following the incident, a relief train dispatched from Dhaka arrived at the spot, salvaged the derailed wagon and repaired the damaged track.
A technical team from Bangladesh Railway granted clearance to resume train operations at around 11 p.m. Subsequently, the Dhaka-bound 'Tista Express' departed for the capital at around 11:15 p.m.
The OC noted that the derailment caused several trains-including the Dhaka-bound 'Tista Express', 'Dewanganj Commuter', and Jamalpur-bound 'Brahmaputra Express', along with multiple mail trains-to remain stranded at various stations along the route.
Train services normalized completely following the salvage operations and track repairs, he added.