Commuter train derails in Rangpur, halting rail service in 3 districts

Six carriages of the “Padmarag Commuter” train have derailed in Rangpur’s Pirgacha Upazila, cutting off inter-city, local, and mail trains in three districts in the Rangpur region. The accident occurred near the out signal at Pirgacha Railway Station around 12:40pm on Tuesday, according to Station Master Genarul Islam. Another train has set off from Lalmonirhat to retrieve the coaches, according to the rail station authority. The Lalmonirhat-bound “Padmarag Commuter” was waiting at the Pirgacha Railway Station’s Line No. 2 for the Dhaka-bound “Lalmoni Express” around 12:30pm, Genarul said. After the other train crossed, the Padmarag set off for Lalmonirhat, but a connection on the train broke as the line was being changed, derailing six carriages. However, it didn’t not cause...