Rajhsahi rail links restored

Author / source: Independent online/bdnews24

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi of the rail links with Dhaka, Khulna and Chilahaati have been restored and on Thursday afternoon, 20, after an inter-city train station had gone from turn the tracks near the town of Sardah.

Trains resumed to normal operation at 13 after that derailed removed car and the damaged tracks were repaired, Rajshahi said stationmaster Jahidul Islam.

Until then, the link between Dhaka and Rajshahi through alternative ways, but nationwide railway had managed the railway authorities timetable in disarray.

"Trains on the Dhaka-Rajshahi Lalmonirhat, Dhaka-Khulna and Dhaka Dinajpur Nilphamari routes of two to three hours are delayed," Majharul Haque, Assistant had reservations officer of Kamalapur station, earlier on Thursday September said.

"Trains on the Dhaka-Chittagong noakhali district, Dhaka-Sylhet and Dhaka Mombasa Kishoreganj routes are delayed by a half to one hour."

The Dhaka-bound Padma express derailed to throw 17: 15 on Wednesday, targeted links and travel plans of tens of thousands of Eid holiday-makers in the chaos. A four-Member Committee headed by the Divisional Officer transport Sajib Kumar Pakshi investigated the incident and three days to produce a report.

Salvage trains from Rajshahi and Ishwardi reached the scene and rescued the car, railway (West zone) chief operating Superintendent Saiful Islam said.

The train had left Rajshahi railway station for the capital at 16: 30 and 50 metres from the Sardah station derailed, said Senior sub-Assistant Engineer (West zone) Jalil Uddin Ahmed.

Two air-conditioned coaches and a dining car on their pages diagonally before tipping over and he told uprooting of the sleepers, September.

At least 15 people were injured in the accident and continue the Padma express travel for Dhaka left the crumpled car.

Stationmaster Jahidul Islam remained all trains to and from Rajshahi and Dhaka, Khulna and Chilahaati after the accident, Rajshahi said from early September.

However operated trains with Dhaka in any other way.

The passengers Dhaka bound were, picked up by the Rajshahi station and station with a second train to the Sardah. You then the Dhaka trains from there boarded, Islam added.

Also the passengers from Dhaka landed at the Sardah station and Rajshahi were promoted by an another train.

Source: theindependentbd.com

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