Mymensingh : Train communication between Mymensingh and Jamalpur was suspended on Wednesday morning after the power car of the Dhaka-bound Brahmaputra Express derailed in Mymensingh city. Adding to the disruption, a coach of a relief train sent to recover the stranded train also derailed while en route to the scene.

The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. near the Ananda College rail crossing area when the Brahmaputra Express, which had departed from Jamalpur for Dhaka, suffered a derailment of its power car.

According to railway police, the wheel of the power car came off the track with a loud noise, forcing the suspension of train operations on the Mymensingh-Jamalpur route.

A relief train was subsequently dispatched to recover the derailed locomotive. However, at around 10:00 a.m., one of the wheels of a coach of the relief train also derailed near the outer signal area of Mymensingh Railway Station.

Officer-in-Charge of Mymensingh Railway Police Station Md. Akhtar Hossain confirmed the incidents and said recovery operations were underway.

He said railway workers were first attempting to restore the derailed relief train. Once that operation is completed, efforts will begin to recover the derailed power car of the Brahmaputra Express.

The dual derailments caused significant disruption to rail services on the route, leaving train movement between Mymensingh and Jamalpur temporarily suspended.

Railway authorities have not yet announced when normal train operations will resume. An investigation is expected to determine the causes of both derailments.