19 Trains Cancelled, 24 Diverted After Kanchanjunga Express Accident In West Bengal

New Delhi: At least 19 trains were cancelled, and 24 diverted after a goods train collided with the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express near Rangapani station in West Bengal on Monday. The mishap has left 8 people dead and around 50 others injured.  

List of Trains Cancelled

• 19602 New Jalpaiguri - Udaipur City Weekly Express of 17.06.
• 20503 Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express of 16.06.24.
• 12423 Dibrugarh - New Delhi Rajdhani Express of 16.06.24
• 01666 Agartala - Rani Kamlapati Special train of 16.06.24
• 12377 Sealdah- New Alipurduar Padatik Express of 16.06.24
• 06105 Nagercoil Jn.- Dibrugarh Special of 14.06.24.
• 20506 New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express of 16.06.24.
• 12424 New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express of 16.06.24.
• 22301 Howrah- New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express of 17.06.24.
• 12346 Guwahati- Howrah Saraighat Express of 17.06.24.
• 12505 Kamakhya- Anand Vihar Northeast Express of 17.06.24.
• 12510 Guwahati- Bengaluru Express of 17.06.24.
• 22302 New Jalpaiguri- Howrah Vande Bharat Express of 17.06.24.
• 15620 Kamakhya- Gaya Express of 17.06.24.
• 15962 Dibrugarh- Howrah Kamrup Express of 17.06.24.
• 15636 Guwahati- Okha Express of 17.06.24.
• 15930 New Tinsukia- Tambaram Express of 17.06.24.
• 13148 Bamanhat- Sealdah Uttar Banga Express of 17.06.24.

Kanchanjunga Express Accident: List of Trains Diverted

PM Announces Ex-Gratia From PMNRF

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the train accident in West Bengal and announced an ex-gratia of Rs two lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured.  

In a post on X, the Prime Minister said the "railway accident in West Bengal is saddening. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones". "I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. Spoke to officials and took stock of the situation. Rescue operations are underway to assist the affected. The Railways Minister Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji is on the way to the site of the mishap as well," he added.

Besides the Rs 10 lakh each ex-gratia announced by the railway minister for the next of kin of those killed in the accident, the prime minister also announced ex-gratia. "PM Narendra Modi has announced that an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the railway mishap in West Bengal. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000," the Prime Minister's Office said in a post on X.

What Led to The Mishap?

The collision near New Jalpaiguri happened because a goods train disregarded the signal and hit the Kanchanjungha Express, which was on way to Sealdah from Agartala, Jaya Varma Sinha, the Chairperson of the Railway Board has said.