BOGRA: Train communications of northern region with Dhaka and other parts of the country resumed after a five-hour halt due to derailment of a train near to Nashratpur station of Bogra Friday morning.

Railway sources said a bogie of the Lalmonirhat-bound train ‘Lalmoni Express’ from Dhaka veered off the tracks in the area around 7:15am, halting train services on Bonarpara-Shantahar, Lalmonirhat-Shantahar  and Lalmonirhat-Dhaka routes.

Santahar railway Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Saju Mia told banglanews that derailed bogie has been towed to Shantahar Junction around 11:45am. Train services resumed after clearing the rail track. 

BDST: 1530 HRS, NOV 13, 2015
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** Derailment snaps north region’s rail link