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.
"Around 25 people have been injured and they have been shifted to the nearby hospital. They are non-fatal injuries. The rescue operation is going on a war footing. We are trying to finish the rescue operation as soon as possible. Senior officials have already reached the site. According t
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has left for Darjeeling to visit the site of a train accident involving the Kanchenjunga Express train and a goods train that killed at least five passengers and left over 20 people injured.
Sabyasachi De, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway said that, due to the sustained efforts and infrastructure upgradations, the train operations have become better in the past few years during the monsoons.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway has intensified its efforts against the transportation of illegal goods through railways, with recent operations leading to the recovery of contraband worth over Rs 16.7 lakh in three days.
A wild elephant died after being hit by a passenger train in Assam's Jorhat district late Saturday night, according to an official of the Northeast Frontier Railway.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) conducted different drives over the zone and apprehended nine people for the illegal sale of railway tickets.
Sabyasachi De, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, said that the Bhairabi-Sairang New Line Railway Project to connect the north-eastern state of Mizoram to the rest of the country is one such project that is at an advanced stage of completion.
Union Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw presented the shield to the General Manager of N. F. Railway Chetan Kumar Shrivastava and the General Manager of Southern Railway during a function held on December 15 in the national capital.
These restaurants have been opened in the vacant space in the circulating area providing dining opportunities to both the rail passengers as well as the general public.
"Zonal Railways have directed concerned officials to keep a strict vigil on passenger movements while travelling by train. Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel have been alerted. Luggage and parcel items are being scanned thoroughly before loading," CP