Barendra Express train narrowly escapes accident in Rajshahi

Barendra Express train with around 850 passengers had a narrow escape from an accident as its driver managed to stop after seeing a danger (red) signal near Nandangachi station under Charghat upazila of the district on Monday.

Locals found a broken part of the railway track before the train arrived around 11am, when they were going to work in the farming field. They promptly raised a red signal by using their red wrappers at the danger point.

The express train that runs between Rajshahi and Chilahati was heading to Rajshahi at that time. Railway communication on the route remained suspended for some time due to the unexpected incident.

Seeing the red signal, the loco master of the running train managed to halt the train around 500 yards away from the point.

Asim Kumar Talukder, general manager of the West Zone (Bangladesh Railway), said that the express train escaped from an accident narrowly by dint of the intelligence of the local people.

"We completed the repair work on the broken track around 12pm, and the scheduled trains from both sides started playing subsequently," he added.