Staff Reporter:
Train communication between the northern region and the rest of the country has returned to normal 21 hours after the derailment of the Chilahati-bound Nil Sagar Express at Bagbari area in Santahar under Adamdighi upazila.
Rail movement on the route resumed around 12:00 pm on Thursday when the Khulna-bound passenger train Simanta Express, departing from Chilahati, crossed the accident site.
The derailment occurred around 2:30 pm on Wednesday when the Dhaka-bound Nil Sagar Express, heading towards Chilahati, went off the tracks in the Bagbari area of Santahar.
Farid Ahmed, General Manager of the western zone of Bangladesh Railway, said rescue operations began immediately after the accident.
In the evening, one relief train from Ishwardi and another from Parbatipur joined the rescue efforts. After overnight operations, the derailed coaches were removed from the tracks, and six bogies were placed beside the railway line.
Repair work on the railway track is still ongoing, but authorities have confirmed that train communication can continue under the current conditions.
