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Derailment halts trains on Rangpur-Lalmonirhat route
Greenwatch Desk
Transportation
2025-09-16, 5:23pm
Train communication on Rangpur-Lalmonirhat-Bogura route remained suspended since Tuesday afternoon following the derailment of six bogies of a train near Pirgachha Railway outer signal in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur district.
Jenarul Islam, station master of Pirgachha Railway Station, said six bogies of the Padmarag train from Santahar upazila veered off the tracks around 12:40 pm, halting train movement, reports UNB.
However, no casualty was reported.
A number of trains were stranded at different rail stations following the derailment, he said.