Tag: Bengal train accident

Wrong Interpretation Of Signals Led To Kanchanjunga Express Collision: Report

July 17, 2024 admin

The report said there were lapses at multiple levels in managing the train operations. The accident involving Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district last month occurred due to wrong interpretation of signals by the goods train driver, according to a preliminary report accessed by NDTV. There were “lapses at multiple…

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Opposition Targets Government Over Bengal Train Accident, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Responds

June 17, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Bengal train accident that took place this morning, heralded the return of a wrathful Opposition, fresh from its massively improved performance in the recently concluded general election. From former railway ministers Lalu Yadav and Mamata Banerjee to various leaders in the Congress and Sharad Pawar’s NCP, social media platforms have been full…

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Loco Pilot, Assistant Among 3 Railway Staffers Killed In Bengal Collision

June 17, 2024 admin

The Kavach anti-collision system has been implemented on 1,500 km of tracks so far. Three railway staff members were among eight people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said. The goods train, which reportedly jumped a signal, collided with the passenger train on the…

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PM Modi Takes Stock Of Bengal Train Collision, Says “Accident Saddening”

June 17, 2024 admin

The goods train had overshot a signal. New Delhi: Extending his condolences to the families of the people killed in this morning’s train accident in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has spoken to officials to take stock of the situation and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is also headed…

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