The Railway Board has initiated plans to run the Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (20503/04) via Gorakhpur, fulfilling a long-standing demand. The train currently travels from Dibrugarh to New Delhi via Chhapra, Ballia, Varanasi, Lucknow, and Kanpur. Routing it through Gorakhpur will reduce travel distance and time. The Hindustan newspaper campaigned for...
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the inclusion of Gorakhpur in the Rajdhani route, emphasizing the need and highlighting technical feasibility. The Gorakhpur-Lucknow route is undergoing upgrades with automatic signaling and will soon be able to accommodate speeds of 130 km per hour. This will enable the Rajdhani Express to run at full speed on the Gorakhpur route once completed.

A freight train collision with the Kanchanjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal has disrupted the operation of five trains on the Bareilly-Delhi route. Several train routes have been altered due to restoration and relief efforts following the accident. The Dibrugarh-Rajdhani Express (20503), travelling via Bareilly-Moradabad, was diverted and...
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delayed by four hours. The New Jalpaiguri-Udaipur City Express (19602) was delayed by three hours. The New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (20506) has been rerouted through Aluabari Road Jn.-Bagdogra-Siliguri-New Jalpaiguri. The Guwahati-Jammutawi Lohit Express (15651) has been rerouted via New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri-Bagdogra-Aluabari Road Jn. The Lalgarh-Dibrugarh Avadh Assam Express (15910) has been rerouted via Aluabari Road Jn.-Bagdogra-Siliguri-New Jalpaiguri. Several other trains experienced significant delays due to blockages at various junctions, including the Ayodhya Summer Special (226 hours), Saharsa Summer Special 2 (14 hours), Varanasi Special 1 (54 hours), Saryu Yamuna Express 1 (36 hours), 15909 Avadh Assam (150 hours), and 12332 Himgiri (145 hours). The Kanchanjunga Express, travelling from Agartala, Tripura to Kolkata's Sealdah, was rear-ended by a freight train near Rangapani station, resulting in the death of nine people and injuries to 41 others.

A collision occurred between the 13174 Kanchanjungha Express, heading towards Sealdah, and a freight train between Rangapani station and Chater Halt in the Katihar division. As a result, the railway authorities have diverted several trains, including two trains passing through Muzaffarpur. The 19602 New Jalpaiguri-Udaipur City Express, which departed from...
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New Jalpaiguri on June 17th, and the 20503 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani, which departed from Dibrugarh on June 16th, have been rerouted via New Jalpaiguri-Siliguri-Bagdogra-Aluabari Road. This information was released in a press statement by the CPRO of the Eastern Railway, Saraswati Chandra, on Monday.

Nine trains have been diverted due to a collision between the Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train in West Bengal. The collision occurred between New Jalpaiguri and Rangapani stations, affecting two compartments of the Kanchanjunga Express. The diverted trains include the 19602 New Jalpaiguri-Udaipur City Express, 01666 Agartala Rani Kamlapati (Habibganj)...
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Special, 12423 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, 20503 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, 12377 Sealdah-New Alipurduar Padatik Express, 22301 Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express, 06105 Nagercoil-Dibrugarh Special, 20506 New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express, and 12424 New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express. These trains are now using the Bagdogra-Siliguri-New Jalpaiguri line via Aluabari junction. Rescue and disaster management teams have successfully removed the damaged compartments from the main train, allowing it to continue its journey towards Sealdah. JCB machines are being used to clear the adjacent railway track, where a portion of the derailed compartments had shifted. Once the track is cleared, train services through that route are expected to return to normal.

A major train accident occurred in West Bengal involving the Kanchanjanga Express. The accident resulted in the derailment of three coaches and the collision of one coach with a goods train. The impact was so severe that one coach climbed on top of another. The accident happened near New Jalpaiguri in...
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West Bengal when the Kanchanjanga Express collided with a goods train on the same track. The accident resulted in the death of at least 15 people and injured over 60. The number of fatalities is expected to rise. To manage the situation, Indian Railways has changed the routes of nine trains, including the Rajdhani Express, to avoid the affected area.