Officials said the RPF is conducting intensified surveillance, including regular platform and track inspections, round-the-clock joint patrolling, and deployment of dog squads and Bomb Detection Squads (BDS), to ensure passenger safety.
Train services resumed on Tuesday in the railway line in the Phansidewa area of the Darjeeling district where the Kanchenjunga Express train met with an accident on Monday, killing 8 people and leaving around 25 people injured.
The nation's seventh Vande Bharat train took around 8.30 hours to complete around 560km between NJP-Howrah during the first trial run today, an official statement added.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], October 22 (ANI): The most important station of Northeast, New Jalpaiguri (NJP), gets a Diwali gift, "Coach Restaurant" beside the entry point of the station.
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): Indo-Bangladesh train service, the "Mitali Express", is scheduled to begin its journey from West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station in India to Dhaka in Bangladesh, from June 1 onwards.
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], April 14 (ANI): In view of the suspension of the flight services at Bagdogra airport this month, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced eight trains for different routes from New Jalpaiguri station to give relief for the passengers.