A major train accident took place in Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Monday. A goods train coming from behind hit the Kanchenjunga Express train. 9 people died in this accident. More than 50 people were injured. After the accident, many trains on this route had to be cancelled and some were diverted. Northeast Frontier Railway said that five trains including train number 15719 Katihar-Siliguri Intercity Express, (15720) Siliguri-Katihar Intercity Express, (12042) New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi Express, (12041) Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express and (15724) Siliguri-Jogbani Intercity Express have been cancelled for Tuesday as well.
The route of these trains was changed
Along with this, the Northeast Frontier Railway informed that the timing of train number 12523 Superfast Express going from New Jalpaiguri to New Delhi has been changed to 12.00. The route of train number 20504-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express coming from New Delhi, train number 13176-Sealdah Kanchenjunga Express coming from Silchar and train number 12523-New Delhi Superfast Express coming from New Jalpaiguri has been changed.
Railway track will be started soon
Katihar Northeast Frontier Railway Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Shubhendu Kumar Choudhary said that repair work continued overnight. On Monday, an engine was tested with two freight trains and a Shatabdi train headed towards New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP). The test is being conducted with caution in view of the accident site. The track next to the accident site will be opened soon. After the repair work of the accident-hit train was completed, the Kanchenjunga Express reached Kolkata’s Sealdah station early on Tuesday.
The train accident happened because of this
Let us tell you that on Monday at 8:55 am, near Jalpaiguri station in North Bengal, the driver of a freight train ignored the signal and hit the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express. This train accident took place in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district. A total of 9 people, including 6 passengers and 3 railway employees, died in this accident. More than 50 people were injured. The injured have been admitted to the hospital for treatment.
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