Train communication with Khulna was restored on Thursday morning after seven hours following the derailment of a freight train at Basundia Singiai in Sadar upazila of Jashore district.
Sub-inspector Mizanur Rahman, in-charge of Jashore Railway Police Station, said two bogies of a Natore-bound freight train from Khulna veered off the tracks around 4 am, halting train communication.
A relief train rushed to the spot and conducted a salvage operation.
Chitra Express train from Dhaka was stranded at Jashore Railway Station following the derailment.
The rail link with Khulna was resumed around 11:10am after a rescue train removed the bogies from the tracks.
