Desk Report,
Freight truck breaks down at railway crossing, train traffic between Dhaka and North Bengal normal after about 3 hours
Train services between Dhaka and North Bengal were suspended after a paddy truck broke down on the road adjacent to Sonakhali rail crossing in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur. The truck got stuck in a pothole on the Kaliakoir-Dhamrai road around 8 am today. Later, at 11:15 am, the train service on that railway route was normalized when the vehicle was removed from there.
Freight truck breaks down at railway crossing, train traffic between Dhaka and North Bengal normal after about 3 hours
According to sources from the railway and some local residents, the Kaliakoir-Dhamrai road has been badly damaged due to continuous rains over the past few days. The paddy truck got stuck in a pothole adjacent to Sonakhali rail crossing around 8 am today and broke down. Later, with the help of local people, the driver was unable to remove the truck from there. After that, train services between North Bengal and the capital were suspended.
In this regard, Nadir Uz-Zaman, sub-inspector of Joydebpur Railway Junction Police Outpost, said that after the incident, train traffic on the Dhaka-Rajshahi railway route was stopped. As a result, the Dhaka-bound Sirajganj Express train was stuck at Mirzapur station in Tangail for a long time. Later, after the truck was removed from the railway crossing, train traffic on the railway line has returned to normal, said Abul Khair Chowdhury, stationmaster of Joydebpur Railway Station.
Train services between Dhaka and North Bengal were suspended after a paddy truck broke down on the road adjacent to Sonakhali rail crossing in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur. The truck got stuck in a pothole on the Kaliakoir-Dhamrai road around 8 am today. Later, at 11:15 am, the train service on that railway route was normalized when the vehicle was removed from there.
According to sources from the railway and some local residents, the Kaliakoir-Dhamrai road has been badly damaged due to continuous rains over the past few days. The paddy truck got stuck in a pothole adjacent to Sonakhali rail crossing around 8 am today and broke down. Later, with the help of local people, the driver was unable to remove the truck from there. After that, train services between North Bengal and the capital were suspended.
In this regard, Nadir Uz-Zaman, sub-inspector of Joydebpur Railway Junction Police Outpost, said that after the incident, train traffic on the Dhaka-Rajshahi railway route was stopped. As a result, the Dhaka-bound Sirajganj Express train was stuck at Mirzapur station in Tangail for a long time. Later, after the truck was removed from the railway crossing, train traffic on the railway line has returned to normal, said Abul Khair Chowdhury, stationmaster of Joydebpur Railway Station.
