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Turag Express derails in Gazipur

Turag Express derails in Gazipur
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Two compartments of Dhaka-bound Turag Express from Joydevpur derailed at Dhirashram station in Gazipur this morning.

No casualties were reported in the derailment.

The derailment incident took place at Dhirashram Railway Station at 8:30am, Tongi Railway Station Master Rakibur Rahman told The Daily Star.

As the two derailed bogies have not been recovered yet, Turag Express went to Kamalapur Railway Station leaving the coaches on the tracks, Sub-inspector Setabar Rahman, in-charge of Railway Police at Joydevpur Junction in Gazipur, said around 11:15am today.

Hanif Ali, junction station master at Joydevpur, said as there are four lines at the Junction, train movement is normal through the other railway lines.

Each and every train on the route were running on time, he said.

A team is coming from Dhaka to salvage the derailed coaches, he added.

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Turag Express derails in Gazipur

Turag Express derails in Gazipur
Photo: Collected

Two compartments of Dhaka-bound Turag Express from Joydevpur derailed at Dhirashram station in Gazipur this morning.

No casualties were reported in the derailment.

The derailment incident took place at Dhirashram Railway Station at 8:30am, Tongi Railway Station Master Rakibur Rahman told The Daily Star.

As the two derailed bogies have not been recovered yet, Turag Express went to Kamalapur Railway Station leaving the coaches on the tracks, Sub-inspector Setabar Rahman, in-charge of Railway Police at Joydevpur Junction in Gazipur, said around 11:15am today.

Hanif Ali, junction station master at Joydevpur, said as there are four lines at the Junction, train movement is normal through the other railway lines.

Each and every train on the route were running on time, he said.

A team is coming from Dhaka to salvage the derailed coaches, he added.

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