Assam: Seven elephants killed, calf injured in collision with Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani ExpressThe Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express struck a herd of elephants, resulting in the derailment of the locomotive and five coaches.
20 Dec, 2025, 04.04 PM IST
Watch out! Elephant ahead: Why Indian Railways is turning to tech to save the gentle giantsEvery year, over a dozen elephants get killed on India’s railway tracks. Govt is now racing to protect the beast with a mix of new technolo...
31 Aug, 2025, 07.16 PM IST
Kanchenjunga Express Train accident: How unreserved ticket and standing at the door helped rice mill worker escape the crashAshis Das, a 35-year-old rice mill worker, narrowly escaped a train collision on the Kanchenjunga Express, leaving 5 dead and 46 injured. D...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Kanchanjunga Express scheduled direction reversal turns tragic for some, lucky for othersThe express train was struck from behind by a goods train at Rangapani, near New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. The direction reversal at Lumdi...
17 Jun, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
Kanchanjunga Accident: Vande Bharat comes under fire, Oppn demands Ashwini Vaishnaw's resignationKanchanjunga Express Train Accident: The collision between the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train near New Jalpaiguri has...
17 Jun, 2024, 02.40 PM IST
Goods train hits stationary freight coaches in West Bengal's BankuraA goods train collided with a stationary freight train in Bankura district, West Bengal early Sunday morning, derailing eight wagons. Howev...
26 Jun, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
West Bengal: Two Goods trains collide at Onda railway station in BankuraThe accident came just months after the horrific triple train collision involving the Coromandel Express and two other trains in Odisha's B...
25 Jun, 2023, 09.25 AM IST
Vande Bharat to play a major role in shaping PM's 'transformation through transportation' goal for Northeast India: SarmaConnecting Guwahati with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, the Vande Bharat Express, a semi high-speed train built with indigenously developed...
30 May, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express: Timing, ticket prices, and other details you should knowThe new train will cover a distance of 411 km and save about an hour of journey time, when compared with the current fastest train connecti...
29 May, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway, RailTel sign MoU to install intrusion detection system to avert train-elephant collisionAfter 100% success of the pilot project on IDS that was undertaken by N.F. Railway in the Chalsa – Hasimara section of the Dooars area unde...
21 Mar, 2023, 09.02 PM IST
Rail accidents killed 25,000 people in 2014: NCRBThe majority of railway accidents (61.6 per cent) was due to fall from trains or collision with people on the tracks, the report said.
20 Jul, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Assam asks officers to follow procedure while dealing with MLAs, MPsSeveral MLAs in Assam have pointed that officers are disregarding them. A senior minister added, “There is growing disregard for MLAs and M...
17 Dec, 2014, 01.44 PM IST
‘Railways Killer track’ again kills 7 elephants in West BengalSeven elephants died and many more got injured on a rail track after collision with an approaching train on Wednesday evening.
14 Nov, 2013, 12.23 PM IST
Rail budget 2013 could not touch the minimum expectation level of North Bengal"The budget has come without any major components for north Bengal", said CII NB Chapter Vice Chairman Mr. P. K Shah.
26 Feb, 2013, 03.24 PM IST
- Three killed as train rams into earth cutting machine
The Bongaigaon-Guwahati Chilarai Passenger train rammed into the vehicle stuck on the track at Gossainghati between Azara and Mirza railway...
03 Feb, 2012, 12.28 PM IST
- Indian Railways incur high losses due to accidents and no insurance cover
Indian Railways has exposed itself to high losses during accidents since it has stopped buying insurance cover that is mandated by law in m...
15 Jul, 2011, 11.49 AM IST
Railway Budget 2011: Fare hike unlikelyRailways are unlikely to carry out major changes in passenger fares for eighth year in succession, even as more than 100 new trains could b...
24 Feb, 2011, 02.02 PM IST