Sylhet rail link snapped after train derailment

Moulvibazar District Correspondent : Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained suspended on Friday after a wagon of an oil tanker train derailed inside Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar district on Friday afternoon.

The derailment occurred at around 3:30 pm between Bhanugach and Sreemangal railway stations in the forest area under Kamalganj upazila.

According to railway sources, an empty wagon of an oil-carrying train travelling from Sylhet to Akhaura went off the tracks, disrupting train movement along the route.

A hydraulic tool van and technical recovery team were being sent to the scene to remove the derailed wagon and restore train operations.

Shamshernagar station master Rajat Kumar Roy confirmed the matter.