Kanchenjunga Express Collision: 24 Trains Diverted Via Alternative Routes — Check List

The Kanchanjungha Express collided with a goods train, derailing nine carriages and disrupting rail traffic. Twenty-four trains were diverted, check the list here.

Mangled remains of the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train after a collision between them, near Rangapani railway station, on Monday, June 17, 2024. At least 15 people were killed and 60 others suffered injuries, according to officials.

A serious collision involving the 13174 Agartala-Sealdah Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train carrying containers occurred early this morning between Rangapani and Chatterhat stations under the Katihar division of the North Frontier Railway. The incident took place at approximately 08:55 hrs, around 10 kilometres from New Jalpaiguri station.

In response to the accident, an Accident Relief Medical team, along with men and machinery, was immediately dispatched to the scene. Senior officials from New Jalpaiguri and Katihar, including the General Manager of N.F. Railway, Shri Chetan Kr. Shrivastava, promptly arrived at the site to oversee the relief operations, as per a statement by the Railways.

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The collision resulted in the derailment of four coaches from the rear side of the Kanchanjungha Express and five wagons of the goods train, severely disrupting train movements on both Up and Down lines.

Kanchenjunga Express Collision: List Of 24 Trains Diverted

In light of the disruption, the following trains have been diverted via New Jalpaiguri, Siliguri Junction, Bagdogra, and Aluabari Road routes:

1. 19602 New Jalpaiguri - Udaipur City Weekly Express (17.06.24)
2. 20503 Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (16.06.24)
3. 12423 Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express (16.06.24)
4. 01666 Agartala - Rani Kamlapati Special (16.06.24)
5. 12377 Sealdah - New Alipurduar Padatik Express (16.06.24)
6. 06105 Nagercoil Jn. - Dibrugarh Special (14.06.24)
7. 20506 New Delhi - Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (16.06.24)
8. 12424 New Delhi - Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (16.06.24)
9. 22301 Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express (17.06.24)
10. 12346 Guwahati - Howrah Saraighat Express (17.06.24)
11. 12505 Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Northeast Express (17.06.24)
12. 12510 Guwahati - Bengaluru Express (17.06.24)
13. 22302 New Jalpaiguri - Howrah Vande Bharat Express (17.06.24)
14. 15620 Kamakhya - Gaya Express (17.06.24)
15. 15962 Dibrugarh - Howrah Kamrup Express (17.06.24)
16. 15636 Guwahati - Okha Express (17.06.24)
17. 15930 New Tinsukia - Tambaram Express (17.06.24)
18. 13148 Bamanhat - Sealdah Uttar Banga Express (17.06.24)
19. 22504 Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Express (17.06.24)
20. 13142 New Alipurduar - Sealdah Teesta Torsha Express (17.06.24)
21. 12344 Haldibari - Sealdah Darjeeling Mail (17.06.24)
22. 12378 New Alipurduar - Sealdah Padatik Express (17.06.24)
23. 15651 Guwahati - Jammu Tawi Lohit Express (17.06.24)
24. 15658 Kamakhya - Delhi Brahmaputra Mail (17.06.24)

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the accident site and also met the victims. He informed that the rescue operations were completed.