Several trains cancelled, diverted after Kanchenjunga Express train accident

Following the tragic Kanchenjunga Express incident, which claimed eight lives and left 25 others injured, railway authorities announced the cancellation and rerouting of several trains on Tuesday. The Northeast Frontier Railways issued a statement stating that five trains scheduled for the day will not run, including the Katihar-Siliguri Intercity Express, Siliguri-Katihar Intercity Express, New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi Express, Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express, and Siliguri-Jogbani Intercity Express.

According to Sabyasachi De, the Chief Public Relations officer of Northeast Frontier Railways, the New Jalpaiguri to New Delhi Superfast Express, train number 12523, has been rescheduled to depart at 12.00 hrs.

Due to the accident, several other trains were diverted, including the New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjungha Express, and New Jalpaiguri-New Delhi Superfast Express.

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Railway Restoration Efforts and Incident Details

Subhendu Kumar Choudhary, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Katihar Northeast Frontier Railway, mentioned that restoration work has been ongoing since the previous night. He stated, “The trail of an engine was carried out upline along with two goods trains and one Shatabdi train towards NJP (New Jalpaiguri Junction) yesterday. Since it is an accident site, the trial was done cautiously. Within half an hour, the line beside it will also be restored.”

The Kanchanjungha Express finally reached its destination station, Sealdah in Kolkata, early in the morning after completing restoration work.

The accident occurred when a goods train reportedly disregarded a signal and collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express near North Bengal’s Jalpaiguri station at 8.55 am on Monday. The tragic incident resulted in at least eight fatalities and over 25 injuries.

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