Six trains operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) were cancelled today while others were diverted owing to the train mishap near New Jalpaiguri in Darjeeling district on June 17.

On June 17 morning, a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express, leaving at least 11 people dead and many injured.

According to an official, the cancelled trains include:

Katihar-Siliguri Intercity Express

Siliguri-Katihar Intercity Express

New Jalpaiguri-Howrah Shatabdi Express

Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express

Siliguri-Jogbani Intercity Express

Jogbani-Siliguri Intercity Express.

The routes of several long-distance trains were diverted by the railway officials:

New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express

Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjungha Express

New Jalpaiguri-New Delhi Superfast

Agartala-Mumbai Special

Dibrugarh-Rajendra Nagar Terminal Express

A senior NFR official said that the restoration of railway tracks at the accident site has been completed and the Dibrugarh-New Delhi Avadh Assam Express was the first train to pass the spot today.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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