Train movement between Chattogram to Chandpur via Laksham was restored after six hours of suspension early Saturday due to an accident at Laksham Junction on Friday night.
Station Master of Chandpur Railway Station Shoebur Rahman said five people were injured when ‘Meghna Express’ train with 300 passengers on board hit the other carriages while it was changing the direction at Laksham Junction around 8 pm, causing damage to the engine and the bogie.
Train services between Chattogram and Chandpur via Laksham were suspended, causing immense suffering to the passengers.
Many passengers had to take buses to reach Chandpur.
Later, the train services resumed around 2 am after the removal of the damaged engine and bogie.
