Maligaon (Assam) [India], Following the Kanchenjunga Express accident that left eight dead and 25 injured, officials said several trains were canceled on Tuesday, while some were diverted.
According to an official release of Northeast Frontier Railway, five trains, including (15719) Katihar-Siliguri Intercity Express, (15720) Siliguri-Katihar Intercity Express, (12042) New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi Express, (12041) Howrah-New Jalpaiguri. Are. Shatabdi Express and (15724) Siliguri-Jogbani Intercity Express have been canceled today.
According to the release of Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northeast Frontier Railway, New Jalpaiguri to New Delhi Superfast Express Train No. 12523 has been rescheduled to depart at 12.00 hrs.
According to the Railways, train numbers 20504--Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express from New Delhi, 13176--Sealdah Kanchenjunga Express from Silchar, and 12523--New Delhi Superfast Express from New Jalpaiguri were diverted.
Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Katihar Northeast Frontier Railway, Subhendu Kumar Chaudhary said, “Repair work has been going on since night.A trace of one engine was moved along with two goods trains and a Shatabdi train on the upline towards NJP (New Jalpaiguri Junction) yesterday because it is an accident site, tested with some caution within half an hour, its The adjacent line will also be restored.”
Meanwhile, after completion of restoration work, Kanchenjunga Express reached its destination station, Sealdah, Kolkata early today.
A goods train allegedly ignored signals and collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express near Jalpaiguri station in north Bengal at 8.55 am on Monday. The accident happened in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district. At least eight people died and more than 25 were injured in the accident.
A passenger who was present in the train at the time of the accident expressed concern and fear while remembering the tragic incident."I was in S7 when this accident happened. We are very scared after this accident. My parents are also worried," she said.
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim interacted with the passengers coming by train. Mayor criticizes central government for "doing nothing" over accident
“It is bad that the central government is not doing anything. They (BJP-led central government) are playing with people's lives, they are waiting for any incident to happen.Why are they not paying attention to this issue? Why do they wait for people to die? It's all because they (BJP government) want to privatize the railways."
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had also earlier targeted the central government over its alleged negligence towards the Railways.
Kanchenjunga Express runs between Silchar in Assam and Sealdah in Kolkata.
According to an official release of Northeast Frontier Railway, five trains, including (15719) Katihar-Siliguri Intercity Express, (15720) Siliguri-Katihar Intercity Express, (12042) New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi Express, (12041) Howrah-New Jalpaiguri. Are. Shatabdi Express and (15724) Siliguri-Jogbani Intercity Express have been canceled today.
According to the release of Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northeast Frontier Railway, New Jalpaiguri to New Delhi Superfast Express Train No. 12523 has been rescheduled to depart at 12.00 hrs.
According to the Railways, train numbers 20504--Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express from New Delhi, 13176--Sealdah Kanchenjunga Express from Silchar, and 12523--New Delhi Superfast Express from New Jalpaiguri were diverted.
Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Katihar Northeast Frontier Railway, Subhendu Kumar Chaudhary said, “Repair work has been going on since night.A trace of one engine was moved along with two goods trains and a Shatabdi train on the upline towards NJP (New Jalpaiguri Junction) yesterday because it is an accident site, tested with some caution within half an hour, its The adjacent line will also be restored.”
Meanwhile, after completion of restoration work, Kanchenjunga Express reached its destination station, Sealdah, Kolkata early today.
A goods train allegedly ignored signals and collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express near Jalpaiguri station in north Bengal at 8.55 am on Monday. The accident happened in Phansidewa area of Darjeeling district. At least eight people died and more than 25 were injured in the accident.
A passenger who was present in the train at the time of the accident expressed concern and fear while remembering the tragic incident."I was in S7 when this accident happened. We are very scared after this accident. My parents are also worried," she said.
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim interacted with the passengers coming by train. Mayor criticizes central government for "doing nothing" over accident
“It is bad that the central government is not doing anything. They (BJP-led central government) are playing with people's lives, they are waiting for any incident to happen.Why are they not paying attention to this issue? Why do they wait for people to die? It's all because they (BJP government) want to privatize the railways."
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had also earlier targeted the central government over its alleged negligence towards the Railways.
Kanchenjunga Express runs between Silchar in Assam and Sealdah in Kolkata.
