Akhaura-derailment

Train services with Sylhet resumed after about four hours following an incident in which the hook of the engine of the Chattogram bound intercity Paharika Express broke while the train was climbing a hill slope inside Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar. Seven coaches became detached from the train. As a result, rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country was suspended. A technical team from Bangladesh Railway immediately began repair work at the scene to re...

Seven coaches of the Dhaka bound intercity Jayantika Express became detached after the engine’s hook broke on a hilly slope inside Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar. A wheel of the rescue train also derailed while it was heading to the site to rescue the affected train. The coaches of the Jayantika Express became detached at around 1:30 pm Friday. Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country has remained suspended since then. A wheel of the rescue train derailed at A...