Bangladesh Railway has announced the resumption of train services on the Dhaka-Sylhet-Dhaka route following an improvement in the flood situation in the Sylhet region, reports Daily Sun.
Starting on Saturday, passengers will once again be able to travel by train between Dhaka and Sylhet.
The Director of Public Relations at Bangladesh Railway, Md. Nahid Hasan Khan, confirmed the news to the media late Friday night.
"The first train, Jayantika Express, will depart from Dhaka for Sylhet at 11:15AM on Saturday," he stated. In addition to Jayantika Express, the Kalni Express (773), Upaban Express (739/740), and the Surma Mail (Train No. 10) will also resume operations on this route. Tickets for these trains are now available online.
Train services were previously suspended on 21 August due to heavy rainfall and rising water levels in the Khoai River. The water had reached the level of the girder on Rail Bridge No. 98, spanning from 260/9 to 261/1 kilometers in the Shayestaganj-Laskarpur section, making train travel hazardous.
With the water levels receding, the railway authorities have deemed it safe to resume operations.
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