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Train movement from the capital city resumed after a 2-hour disruption following the derailment of the Dhaka-bound Jamalpur Express in Tejgaon of Dhaka on Wednesday (17 April) morning.
The railway authorities said that the train movement has returned to normal around 10 am.
Station Manager of Kamalapur Railway Station Mohammad Anwar Hossain said that the train derailed at 8:05 am. He couldn’t confirm the reason behind the accident.
However, Md. Abul Hossain, a railway second-grade mechanic working at the accident site, said that the train was derailed due to the broken equalizer beam.
He explained that there is a hanger positioned between the two wheels, with two equalizer beams flanking it on either side. “These equalizers play a crucial role in stabilizing the beam. The derailment occurred as a result of the breakage of this vital component,” he said.
No casualties have been reported in the accident.
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