Freight train derailment disrupts services in Tongi
Rescue teams began recovery efforts shortly after the derailment. However, train services on the Kamalapur-bound downline remain suspended
Train operations between Dhaka and Tongi were disrupted early this morning (25 November) after a container train derailed near Uttara's Joynal Market area.
The incident occurred around 4:30am, suspending rail communication between Kamalapur Railway Station and Tongi Railway Station.
Tongi Railway Station Master Rakibur Rahman said, "The derailment occurred within the jurisdiction of the Airport Railway area. A freight train from Dhaka's Kamalapur derailed near Joynal Market, halting rail operations between Kamalapur and Tongi."
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Rescue teams began recovery efforts shortly after the derailment. However, train services on the Kamalapur-bound downline remain suspended, he said.
"Two passenger trains heading to Kamalapur — the Chattogram Mail from Chattogram and the Sirajganj Express from Sirajganj — are currently stranded at Tongi Railway Station. Rail operations are expected to resume once recovery efforts are completed," he noted.
Meanwhile, a rescue train from Dhaka arrived at the site and started recovery operations.
As of 10:30am, the work was ongoing, keeping the stranded trains at Tongi Station.
Officials are hopeful that services will resume within a few hours.
