Normal train movement resumes through Bengal railway accident site
Normal train movement has resumed through the site in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district where the Bikaner-Guwahati Express derailed on January 13, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) spokesperson said on Saturday.
At least nine people were killed and 36 others injured after 12 coaches of the train derailed near Domohani.
The movement of trains through the affected portion resumed at 12 AM on Saturday, NFR Chief Public Relations Officer Guneet Kaur said.
“The first goods train passed through the section at 2.05 AM. Before that, the track was certified for train movement at 20 kmph. The first passenger train, Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, crossed the affected section at 11.53 AM on Saturday,” she said.
