Due to the inexperience and dereliction of duty of the traffic department of Eastern Railway, one train after another is facing accidents. Cox’s Bazar Eid Special derailed at Dulhajra station yesterday on Wednesday due to wrong line clearance by station master and pointman. On the same evening, the shuttle train bound for Chittagong University was cleared at Sholshahar station and the oil train of Dohazari PDB was given the wrong line clearance. But the train driver (Locomaster) Three trains were saved from a major accident by caution. The passengers of the Cox’s Bazar Eid Special train were saved after the locomasters of three trains stopped the train with emergency brakes.–Similarly, the oil train of Dohazari power plant and the shuttle train bound for Chittagong University were also saved, said General Secretary and Locomaster of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Railway Running Staff Association.. Mojibur Rahman.
He said, A similar incident happened last April 6 due to wrong clearance by the Control Office and Station Master. Chittagong–Cox’s Bazar Railway has two trains on this line from Lohagara to Harbang section (Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar Cox’s Bazar Express and Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar Tourist Express) was faced. Two trains running on the same line were saved from a terrible accident by communication between the drivers of the two trains.
It is said to have spoken to the railway locomasters, Yesterday evening the 143 up shuttle train bound for Chittagong University leaving Chittagong station from Sholshahr to Chittagong Cantonment was cleared. The locomaster moved forward with the train and saw that, The point is not set in its favor towards the Janalihat station. Then the locomaster stopped the train by applying the emergency brake.
Meanwhile, the pointsman forgot the oil train of Dohazari power station leaving from Chittagong by which the tourist express from Cox’s Bazar will arrive Chittagong.–Clearance has been given on that line from Patia to Dohazari. Realizing the matter, the PDB oil train driver stopped the train and turned back to clear the line for the tourist express.
Meanwhile, the Chittagong to Cox’s Bazar Eid Special train left at 7 am yesterday and reached Dulhazra station at 9:43 am. Then due to the error of the station master and pointsman, the engine and two coaches of the train were derailed as the line was cleared without setting the point at Cox’s Bazar Eid Special Dulhajra station. The locomaster realized this and stopped the train, saving you from a major accident.
Railway Eastern Divisional Railway Manager Engineer Saiful Islam told Azadi in this regard, The engine and two coaches of the Cox’s Bazar Eid Special train derailed at Dulhajra station due to a mistake by the station master and pointsman. The train has not stopped due to the accident. We kept the train movement normal by crossing the train through the loop line. We have formed a 5-member investigation committee headed by the Divisional Transport Officer in this incident. Station Master and Pointsman have not been recalled. We will take action against those found guilty in the investigation.
In this regard, General Secretary and Locomaster of the Central Committee of Bangladesh Railway Running Staff Association. Mojibur Rahman told Azadi, Today due to ignorance and irresponsibility of traffic department (yesterday) Three major accidents were about to happen. Two major accidents have been avoided because of our locomasters. These accidents are happening again and again due to mistakes made by station masters and pointsmen. They clear the train without checking the line.
