Train services on the Dhaka-Chattogram route were suspended after a Meghna Express coach derailed near Hasanpur in Nangalkot upazila of Cumilla on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred around 7:20 p.m. between Hasanpur and Gunabati stations, according to Hasanpur Railway Station Master Mir Mohammad Imam Uddin Pintu.

He said the derailment happened when the Meghna Express, operating on the down line due to a breakdown of the Sonar Bangla train engine on the up line, went off track with four wheels derailed. The Meghna Express later continued toward Chandpur, leaving one coach behind. Meanwhile, an engine from Chattogram was sent to Gunabati station to move the disabled Sonar Bangla train, after which the Subarna and Sonar Bangla trains resumed operations.

The station master added that train movement on the up line has returned to normal, but it will take some time for the down line to be restored.