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Other trains, however, are passing through the area using a parallel track, said Chittagong Railway Station's manager Abul Kalam Azad.
So services are not disrupted.
The train went off the tracks near the Chinkir Astana rail station in Mirsarau Upazila.
A rescue train has rushed for the spot from Pahartali, said Azad.
No casualty is reported as yet, said Chittagong Railway Police Station's OC Yaseen Faruque.