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Kanchanjunga Express Accident Highlights: Unaffected train portion reaches Malda town
Kanchanjunga Express Accident Highlights: The train was coming from Agartala and was heading to Sealdah station in Kolkata.
Kanchanjunga Express Accident Highlights: At least 9 passengers died, and 41 others were injured after three rear coaches of the stationary Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express derailed on Monday morning after a goods train collided with it from the rear in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district. Officials fear that the toll could rise as multiple agencies of the state and Centre work to rescue passengers who could still be trapped inside. Visuals from the site showed one of the bogies suspended in mid-air....Read More
The accident occurred at around 8:30am and took place some 11 km from New Jalpaiguri station in north Bengal, one of the largest and busiest stations in the Northeast Frontier Railway zone in eastern and northeastern India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased ₹2.5 lakh towards grievous and ₹50,000 for minor injuries.
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Railway officials said that a preliminary probe indicated that the loco pilot of the goods train disregarded the signal, which led to the mishap. The loco pilot of the goods train and the guard of the passenger train are among those killed in the accident.
Meanwhile, a total of 19 trains have been cancelled so far on the New Jalpaiguri, Siliguri Junction, Bagdogra and Aluabari Road routes in the wake of the major train accident.
The accident blocked both Up and Down lines and halted train movements in the area, affecting long-distance train services from north Bengal and the northeastern part of the country.
West Bengal train accident LIVE: 10 buses of North Bengal Rashtriya Paribahan Nigam have left for the accident site, says NBSTC chairman
"10 buses of North Bengal Rashtriya Paribahan Nigam have left for the accident site to rescue stranded passengers of the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express. Also, additional bus services from Siliguri-Kolkata from Siliguri Tenzing Norgay bus terminus will be operational from this afternoon," says Partha Pratim Roy, Chairman, North Bengal Rashtriya Paribahan Nigam (NBSTC).
West Bengal train accident LIVE: Where the accident took place?
The incident happened at Rangapani area in the Katihar Railway Division ahead of New Jalpaiguri Junction at around 8:45 am today.
West Bengal train accident LIVE: MoS Railway on rescue operation
West Bengal train accident LIVE: NDRF, 15 ambulances on spot
“The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) , the Divisional team and 15 Ambulances have reached the site and the rescue operation is in full swing,” an NFR official said.
West Bengal train accident LIVE: Prima facie, it appears that the goods train overshot the signal
“ Prima facie, it appears that the goods train overshot the signal and hit the rear portion of Kanchanjungha train,” he said, adding that "the railway board officials are monitoring the situation throughout the war room."
The Kanchanjungha train’s rear train consisted of two parcel vans and a guard coach.
West Bengal train accident LIVE: Wagon of Kanchanjungha Express suspended in the air
West Bengal train accident LIVE: Where was Kanchanjungha Express?
Kanchanjungha Express which runs between Silchar in Assam to Sealdah in Kolkata was Sealdah bound when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, located close to New Jalpaiguri in North Bengal, according to Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer - Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).
West Bengal train accident LIVE: The two rear compartments were derailed under the impact of the collision
The divisional railway manager (DRM) of North Frontier Railway's Katihar division said unconfirmed reports suggest that a few persons may have been injured in the accident.
The two rear compartments were derailed under the impact of the collision from behind by the locomotive of the goods train near Rangapani station, about seven km from North Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station, he said.
West Bengal accident LIVE: Railway minister reacts to train mishap
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West Bengal accident LIVE: Help Desk number at Guwahati
Helpline No. at Guwahati railway station
03612731621
03612731622
03612731623
West Bengal accident LIVE: Help Desk number at Sealdah
Help Desk number at Sealdah in connection with Kanchanjunga train collision:-
033-23508794
033-23833326
West Bengal accident LIVE: Preliminary investigation says goods train overshot signal
Preliminary investigation says goods train overshot signal and hit from behind. Top official told HT
West Bengal accident LIVE: Mamata Banerjee reacts to the accident
"Shocked to learn, just now, about a tragic train accident, in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district. While details are awaited, Kanchenjunga Express has reportedly been hit by a goods train. DM, SP, doctors, ambulances and disaster teams have been rushed to the site for rescue, recovery, medical assistance. Action on war-footing initiated," Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal chief minister wrote on X
West Bengal accident LIVE: Two persons are feared dead
"Two persons are probably dead," said a senior railway official
West Bengal accident LIVE: How the accident occurred?
The train was coming from Agartala and was heading to Sealdah station in Kolkata when the accident occured around 8:30am.
West Bengal accident LIVE: Goods train rams into Kanchanjunga Express, several injured
Several passengers were injured when a goods train rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express from behind in West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri on Monday morning. Read more
