The recent collision near New Jalpaiguri, blamed on a goods train driver, has highlighted the issue of significant vacancies for loco pilots and assistant loco pilots in the Indian Railways. These employees are often required to work long hours. Regarding the lack of an anti-collision device, railway officials stated that its...
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nationwide installation would take years due to high costs and technical difficulties.

A collision occurred between the 13174 Kanchanjungha Express, heading towards Sealdah, and a freight train between Rangapani station and Chater Halt in the Katihar division. As a result, the railway authorities have diverted several trains, including two trains passing through Muzaffarpur. The 19602 New Jalpaiguri-Udaipur City Express, which departed from...
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New Jalpaiguri on June 17th, and the 20503 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani, which departed from Dibrugarh on June 16th, have been rerouted via New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri-Bagdogra-Aluabari Road. This information was released in a press statement by the CPRO of the Eastern Railway, Saraswati Chandra, on Monday.

Following the Kanchanjungha Express accident near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal on Monday, four trains, including the Shatabdi and Intercity Express, have been canceled on Tuesday. While railway operations have resumed on both the up and down lines after restoration work, only freight trains are currently allowed on the track. Consequently,...
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several trains on this route have been canceled on Tuesday, and others have had their routes adjusted. The four trains canceled are the Katihar-Siliguri and Jogbani-Siliguri Intercity Expresses, along with the New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi Express. Additionally, the route of the New Jalpaiguri-New Delhi Superfast Express has been adjusted. The Capital Express continues to operate on the Siliguri-New Jalpaiguri route. The Kanchanjungha Express accident occurred on Monday morning when a container-laden freight train collided with the train from behind near Rangapani station, approximately 30 kilometers from New Jalpaiguri station. The accident, resulting in the death of about a dozen passengers and injuries to many others, is suspected to have been caused by signal failure. The exact cause, however, will be determined after an investigation.

A goods train collided with the Kanchanjunga Express in West Bengal on Monday, derailing several coaches and causing casualties. An investigation revealed that the goods train driver was authorized to pass red signals due to a failure in the automatic signaling system. The station master at Ranipatra issued a written authority...
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(TA 912) allowing the driver to proceed despite red signals. The automatic signaling system had been defective since 5:50 am on Monday, and the station master's decision to issue TA 912 is being investigated. The Kanchanjunga Express departed Rangapani station at 8:27 am and stopped for unknown reasons between Ranipatra and Chattar Hat Junction. The goods train departed Rangapani at 8:42 am and collided with the Kanchanjunga Express at 8:55 am. Initially, the Railway Board blamed the goods train driver, but the Indian Railway Loco Runningmen Organisation (IRLRO) disputed this claim, stating that the driver was authorized to pass red signals. The IRLRO emphasized that the blame lies with the railway administration, not the driver.

On June 17, a goods train collided with the rear of the Kanchanjunga Express between Rangapani and Chattar Hat stations on the Northeast Frontier Railway in West Bengal. The goods train had been given a Travel Authority (TA-912) to pass all signals in red due to a signal failure. However,...
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the Kanchanjunga Express was also given the same authority and had stopped at signal (AS-650) before the collision. The goods train was travelling at approximately 45 kmph at the time of the accident. The cause of the signal failure was attributed to lightning and thunderstorms. The incident is currently under investigation, with the Commissioner of Railway Safety conducting a detailed inquiry. The locopilot of the goods train violated speed restrictions, as he was required to travel at 15 kmph with caution, looking for obstructions. The incident is being investigated by the Commissioner of Railway Safety.