West Bengal Accident

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra has been delayed for over three hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The goods train that hit a Kolkata-bound express train this morning in West Bengal's Darjeeling district had overshot the signal, officials said.

Kanchanjungha Express Collision Highlights:Several passengers were injured after the Kanchanjunga Express travelling to Kolkata from Assam's Silchar collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

Several passengers have suffered injuries after an express train collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal this morning

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra has been delayed for over three hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The goods train that hit a Kolkata-bound express train this morning in West Bengal's Darjeeling district had overshot the signal, officials said.

Kanchanjungha Express Collision Highlights:Several passengers were injured after the Kanchanjunga Express travelling to Kolkata from Assam's Silchar collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

Several passengers have suffered injuries after an express train collided with a goods train in Darjeeling district of West Bengal this morning