A major accident was averted at Potiya in Chattogram on Monday night when the engine of Dhaka-bound Tourist Express train detached, leaving 19 compartments stranded at Komolmunshir Hat station.
The incident occurred at about 9:30pm, leaving nearly 900 passengers trapped inside the stationary coaches for over an hour, railway officials said.
No casualties were reported.
According to railway sources, the train departed Cox鈥檚 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 11:00pm and a rescue engine was dispatched from Chattogram鈥檚 Pahartali station.
Patiya station master Mohammad Pavel said, 鈥楢 support engine has been sent from Chattogram to safely take the passengers to their destination.鈥�
Around 900 passengers endured hours of distress and panic during the disruption.
