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Wrong Interpretation Of Signals Led To Kanchanjunga Express Collision: Report
The accident involving Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district last month occurred due to wrong interpretation of signals by the goods train driver, according to a preliminary report accessed by NDTV.
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Railways Plans To Improve Communication Systems After Bengal Train Crash
Following the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision which claimed 11 lives, the railways is mulling new initiatives to improve the communication system between different departments as well to avoid certain technical confusion.
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Train Services Fully Restored At West Bengal Crash Site Where 10 Died
Train services on both the up and down lines at Rangapani near West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station were fully restored on Tuesday, a day after a goods train rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express from behind, killing 10 people.
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Kanchanjunga Express That Was Hit By Goods Train Reaches Sealdah
The unaffected coaches of the Kanchanjunga Express, which was hit by a goods train near New Jalpaiguri, leaving nine dead and several injured, arrived at Sealdah station in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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"Scared When We Think About Travelling By Train": Survivors Of Bengal Crash
Survivors of an Indian double train crash that killed nine people described on Tuesday their terror when a driver missed a signal and rammed a goods train into a passenger express.
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Human Error Or Signal Failure? What Led To Bengal Train Crash That Killed 9
The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41.
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Human Error In Bengal Train Accident? What Railway Board Boss Said
Prima facie findings into the Kanchanjunga Express accident in West Bengal show that the goods train violated speed restrictions it had to follow given the "defective" automatic signalling system on the section and rammed into the stationary passenge
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"Not Time For Politics": Ashwini Vaishnaw Amid Opposition Fire Over Crash
Hours after a train crash in West Bengal's Darjeeling district left at least nine dead and injured 50 others, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reached the accident site near Rangapani station
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How Kanchanjunga Express' Scheduled Direction Reversal Turned Lucky For Some
A scheduled operational procedure at Lumding, which involves a direction reversal for trains passing through the station, turned into a life-altering event for passengers in the front and last coaches of the 13174 Agartala-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Expres
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7 Deadliest Train Accidents In India In Past 3 Decades
At least eight people died in a two-train collision near West Bengal's iconic hill station of Darjeeling, reflecting the need for upgraded safety systems.
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Loco Pilot, Train Guard, 7 Passengers Killed In Bengal Collision
Two railway staff members were among seven people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said.
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What Is Kavach? Safety System Missing On Bengal Route Where Trains Crashed
Kavach, the indigenously-developed railway safety system that helps prevent train accidents if two trains are travelling on the same line, was not available on the tracks in Darjeeling where the two trains collided today.
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"Saw Bodies On Track": Eyewitness On Freak Train Collision In Bengal
At least eight people - including Railways staffers - were killed and 50 others were injured in a freak accident after a goods train ran into a passenger train this morning in West Bengal.
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PM Modi Takes Stock Of Bengal Train Collision, Says "Accident Saddening"
Extending his condolences to the families of the people killed in this morning's train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has spoken to officials to take stock of the situation.
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Goods Train That Hit Kanchanjunga Express Had Overshot Signal
The goods train that hit a Kolkata-bound express train this morning in West Bengal's Darjeeling district had overshot the signal, officials said.
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Wrong Interpretation Of Signals Led To Kanchanjunga Express Collision: Report
The accident involving Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district last month occurred due to wrong interpretation of signals by the goods train driver, according to a preliminary report accessed by NDTV.
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Railways Plans To Improve Communication Systems After Bengal Train Crash
Following the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision which claimed 11 lives, the railways is mulling new initiatives to improve the communication system between different departments as well to avoid certain technical confusion.
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Train Services Fully Restored At West Bengal Crash Site Where 10 Died
Train services on both the up and down lines at Rangapani near West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station were fully restored on Tuesday, a day after a goods train rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express from behind, killing 10 people.
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Kanchanjunga Express That Was Hit By Goods Train Reaches Sealdah
The unaffected coaches of the Kanchanjunga Express, which was hit by a goods train near New Jalpaiguri, leaving nine dead and several injured, arrived at Sealdah station in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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"Scared When We Think About Travelling By Train": Survivors Of Bengal Crash
Survivors of an Indian double train crash that killed nine people described on Tuesday their terror when a driver missed a signal and rammed a goods train into a passenger express.
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Human Error Or Signal Failure? What Led To Bengal Train Crash That Killed 9
The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41.
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Human Error In Bengal Train Accident? What Railway Board Boss Said
Prima facie findings into the Kanchanjunga Express accident in West Bengal show that the goods train violated speed restrictions it had to follow given the "defective" automatic signalling system on the section and rammed into the stationary passenge
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"Not Time For Politics": Ashwini Vaishnaw Amid Opposition Fire Over Crash
Hours after a train crash in West Bengal's Darjeeling district left at least nine dead and injured 50 others, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has reached the accident site near Rangapani station
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How Kanchanjunga Express' Scheduled Direction Reversal Turned Lucky For Some
A scheduled operational procedure at Lumding, which involves a direction reversal for trains passing through the station, turned into a life-altering event for passengers in the front and last coaches of the 13174 Agartala-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Expres
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7 Deadliest Train Accidents In India In Past 3 Decades
At least eight people died in a two-train collision near West Bengal's iconic hill station of Darjeeling, reflecting the need for upgraded safety systems.
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Loco Pilot, Train Guard, 7 Passengers Killed In Bengal Collision
Two railway staff members were among seven people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said.
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What Is Kavach? Safety System Missing On Bengal Route Where Trains Crashed
Kavach, the indigenously-developed railway safety system that helps prevent train accidents if two trains are travelling on the same line, was not available on the tracks in Darjeeling where the two trains collided today.
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"Saw Bodies On Track": Eyewitness On Freak Train Collision In Bengal
At least eight people - including Railways staffers - were killed and 50 others were injured in a freak accident after a goods train ran into a passenger train this morning in West Bengal.
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PM Modi Takes Stock Of Bengal Train Collision, Says "Accident Saddening"
Extending his condolences to the families of the people killed in this morning's train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has spoken to officials to take stock of the situation.
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Goods Train That Hit Kanchanjunga Express Had Overshot Signal
The goods train that hit a Kolkata-bound express train this morning in West Bengal's Darjeeling district had overshot the signal, officials said.
