The passengers in the Dhaka-bound Tourist Express train escaped a major accident at Patiya in Chattogram on Monay night after its engine detached, leaving 19 compartments stranded at Komolmunshir Hat station.
Railway officials said that the incident happened around 9:30pm, leaving nearly 900 passengers trapped inside the stationary coaches for over an hour.
No injuries were reported.
According to railway sources, the train departed Cox’s Bazar as scheduled but the buffer hook and hose pipe of the engine broke upon reaching Komolmunshir Hat station.
The engine got separated from the coaches and continued its journey towards Chattogram.
The stranded coaches stood idle on the tracks until 11pm and a rescue engine was dispatched from Chattogram’s Pahartali station.
"A support engine has been sent from Chattogram to safely take the passengers to their destination," said Mohammad Pavel, Master of Patiya Station.
Around 900 passengers endured hours of distress and panic during the disruption.
