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Wrong Interpretation Of Signals Led To Kanchanjunga Express Collision: Report
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.
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Railways Plans To Improve Communication Systems After Bengal Train Crash
Following the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision which claimed 11 lives, the railways is mulling new initiatives to improve the communication system between different departments as well to avoid certain technical confusion.
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Kanchanjunga Express That Was Hit By Goods Train Reaches Sealdah
The unaffected coaches of the Kanchanjunga Express, which was hit by a goods train near New Jalpaiguri, leaving nine dead and several injured, arrived at Sealdah station in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Human Error Or Signal Failure? What Led To Bengal Train Crash That Killed 9
The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41.
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Human Error In Bengal Train Accident? What Railway Board Boss Said
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 passenge
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Delhi-Bengal IndiGo Flight Delayed 3 Hours Due To Intense Heat
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra has been delayed for over three hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital.
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Loco Pilot, Train Guard, 7 Passengers Killed In Bengal Collision
Two railway staff members were among seven people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said.
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"Saw Bodies On Track": Eyewitness On Freak Train Collision In Bengal
At least eight people - including Railways staffers - were killed and 50 others were injured in a freak accident after a goods train ran into a passenger train this morning in West Bengal.
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PM Modi Takes Stock Of Bengal Train Collision, Says "Accident Saddening"
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.
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Several Wagons Derail After 2 Goods Train Collide In Bengal
West Bengal Train Accident: Several wagons of two goods trains derailed after their collided in West Bengal's Bankura early morning today. The collision took place near the Onda station in Bengal.
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Main Rail Line To North-East Restored 2 Days After North Bengal Train Accident
Movement of trains through the derailment affected site resumed today two days after a North Bengal train accident. The main train line to the north-east region has been restored now.
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How Railway Minister Helped A Train Accident Survivor Reunite With Family
A man, injured in the train derailment in West Bengal, was reunited with his family in Assam on Friday with the help of the loudspeakers at a mosque used for namaz.
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One dead, six injured in train collision
One person was killed while six others were injured when a local train hit a stationary train at a platform in West Bengal's Nadia district, railway officials said. The head-on collision took place when the Shantipur- Sealdah local hit the stationary Sealdah-Shantipur local train waiting at platform number 2 of Fulia station.
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Jnaneshwari Express case: CBI arrests two more
The CBI that's probing into the Jnaneshwari train disaster case has arrested two accused who were on the run. The two accused, both residents of Jhargram in West Bengal carried a reward of Rs 50,000 each. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to 12. The two will be produced in court on Monday. 140 people had died and many o...
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Bengal train accident: Mentally-challenged teen in shock
A physically and mentally challenged teenager cried inconsolably outside the morgue in Suri Sadar Hospital in Birbhum district, where the body of his mother along with that of other victims of the train collision in Sainthia station were kept.The boy, Raju Mondal, refused to talk or eat anything since his mother, Kamli Devi, died.Raju, a resident o...
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Wrong Interpretation Of Signals Led To Kanchanjunga Express Collision: Report
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.
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Railways Plans To Improve Communication Systems After Bengal Train Crash
Following the Kanchanjunga Express-goods train collision which claimed 11 lives, the railways is mulling new initiatives to improve the communication system between different departments as well to avoid certain technical confusion.
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Kanchanjunga Express That Was Hit By Goods Train Reaches Sealdah
The unaffected coaches of the Kanchanjunga Express, which was hit by a goods train near New Jalpaiguri, leaving nine dead and several injured, arrived at Sealdah station in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Human Error Or Signal Failure? What Led To Bengal Train Crash That Killed 9
The Kanchanjunga Express was travelling from Agartala in Tripura to Sealdah in Kolkata when a goods train hit it from behind near Rangapani station, close to New Jalpaiguri Monday morning, resulting in the deaths of nine people and injuries to 41.
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Human Error In Bengal Train Accident? What Railway Board Boss Said
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 passenge
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Delhi-Bengal IndiGo Flight Delayed 3 Hours Due To Intense Heat
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bagdogra has been delayed for over three hours at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital.
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Loco Pilot, Train Guard, 7 Passengers Killed In Bengal Collision
Two railway staff members were among seven people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said.
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"Saw Bodies On Track": Eyewitness On Freak Train Collision In Bengal
At least eight people - including Railways staffers - were killed and 50 others were injured in a freak accident after a goods train ran into a passenger train this morning in West Bengal.
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PM Modi Takes Stock Of Bengal Train Collision, Says "Accident Saddening"
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.
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Several Wagons Derail After 2 Goods Train Collide In Bengal
West Bengal Train Accident: Several wagons of two goods trains derailed after their collided in West Bengal's Bankura early morning today. The collision took place near the Onda station in Bengal.
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Main Rail Line To North-East Restored 2 Days After North Bengal Train Accident
Movement of trains through the derailment affected site resumed today two days after a North Bengal train accident. The main train line to the north-east region has been restored now.
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How Railway Minister Helped A Train Accident Survivor Reunite With Family
A man, injured in the train derailment in West Bengal, was reunited with his family in Assam on Friday with the help of the loudspeakers at a mosque used for namaz.
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One dead, six injured in train collision
One person was killed while six others were injured when a local train hit a stationary train at a platform in West Bengal's Nadia district, railway officials said. The head-on collision took place when the Shantipur- Sealdah local hit the stationary Sealdah-Shantipur local train waiting at platform number 2 of Fulia station.
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Jnaneshwari Express case: CBI arrests two more
The CBI that's probing into the Jnaneshwari train disaster case has arrested two accused who were on the run. The two accused, both residents of Jhargram in West Bengal carried a reward of Rs 50,000 each. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to 12. The two will be produced in court on Monday. 140 people had died and many o...
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Bengal train accident: Mentally-challenged teen in shock
A physically and mentally challenged teenager cried inconsolably outside the morgue in Suri Sadar Hospital in Birbhum district, where the body of his mother along with that of other victims of the train collision in Sainthia station were kept.The boy, Raju Mondal, refused to talk or eat anything since his mother, Kamli Devi, died.Raju, a resident o...
