2 train accidents in Mymensingh: Communication snapped for hrs

Railway control room sources said one bogie of a Bahadurabad Ghat bound goods train from Akhaura derailed at the outer signal of Mymensingh railway station at about 6 pm on Saturday.

Later a relief train recovered the derailed compartment at 3 am yesterday. Train communication was restored after 12 hours at 6 am yesterday.

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In another accident in the early hours of yesterday, four bogies of another Mymensingh bound goods train from Mohanganj derailed between Gouripur and Shamganj stations, snapping train communication on Mymensingh-Mohanganj and Mymensingh-Zaria Zanjail routes. The link was restored after eight hours.

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at different railway stations due to the accidents.