Train services resume 9 hours after freight train derailment in Cumilla

Train operations on three different routes to the north and south of the country have resumed nine and a half hours after three compartments of a freight train went off the track in Cumilla’s Burichong Upazila.

Services on Dhaka-Chattogram, Chattogram-Sylhet and Dhaka-Noakhali routes returned to normal after the track was cleared around 1:30 pm on Monday, said Cumilla station's Senior Deputy Assistant Engineer Leyakat Ali Mojumder.

Three compartments of a Dhaka-bound freight train from Chattogram derailed near Rajapur Railway Station in the upazila around 4 am.

The Dhaka-bound Upakul Express from Noakhali and the Chattogram-bound Turna Nishita Express from Dhaka were held up by the accident, causing much suffering to travellers.

Several other trains were also stranded at different stations, the railway authorities said.