Kanchanjunga Express Accident: “Train Services To Resume Within 2-3 Hours”, Says DRM Surendra Kumar

Surendra Kumar, DRM, Katihar Northeast Frontier Railway, said on June 18 that train services in the Darjeeling district will be restored fully shortly. A tragic train accident took place in West Bengal’s Darjeeling when a freight train rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express Train on June 17. The accident claimed 8 lives and left more than 20 people injured. 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 passenger train while "over-speeding", the Railway Board said on Monday. Seven passengers and two railway staffers were killed and 41 injured in the accident that occurred on the Ranipatra Railway Station (RNI)-Chattar Hat Junction (CAT) stretch in the state's Darjeeling district in the morning.