Bogura train derailment: Services to northern Bangladesh resume after nearly 22 hours
The Nilsagar Express, which departed Dhaka for Chilahati yesterday, derailed at around 2:40pm shortly after leaving Santahar Junction.
Train services to northern Bangladesh returned to normal today (19 March), nearly 22 hours after the Nilsagar Express derailed near Bogura yesterday.
Ahmed Hossain Masum, chief engineer of Bangladesh Railway's Western Zone, said the Simanta Express bound for Khulna passed through the accident-affected area around noon, after the track repair work had been completed.
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The Nilsagar Express, which departed Dhaka for Chilahati yesterday, derailed at around 2:40pm shortly after leaving Santahar Junction.
Nine carriages came off the tracks near a bridge south of Chhatiangram Station, causing severe damage to the railway line.
Rescue and track-repair operations began immediately, but the clearance of derailed carriages and restoration of the tracks took several hours, effectively cutting off rail communication between Dhaka and northern districts.
The derailment injured 112 people, with 22 admitted to Naogaon Sadar Hospital and Adamdighi Upazila Health Complex, while others received primary treatment and were later discharged.
Following the incident, train services along the Dhaka-Ishwardi-Dinajpur-Panchagarh route were fully suspended, leaving northern regions temporarily disconnected from the capital by rail.
A four-member committee has been formed to investigate the incident, Chief Engineer Masum said.
