Efforts to restore the damaged section of the railway line in Gazipur’s Bhawal are underway with the installation of new sheeting on the 300-foot track following the fatal derailment of a Dhaka-bound train. The incident rendered 100 sleepers unusable, according to Assistant Engineer Md Anwar Hossain of the Dhaka Railway Division. The derailment damaged over 600 feet of railway tracks along the Joydebpur-Mymensingh route, said Anwar. So far, 80 per cent of the damaged railway lines have already undergone repair, with the completion of the entire restoration expected by evening, he added. In the wake of the derailment, train operations on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route were suspended.

Source: bd News24 December 13, 2023 13:36 UTC