Trains services over Alipurduar division affected due to heavy rain
Train services over Alipurduar division of N.F. Railway have been affected due to heavy rain since last night. The downpour with lightening has also hit signalling and telecommunication equipments at places like Banarhat, Hasimara, Chautara, Jorai, Srirampur, Dangtol etc. Rain water has submerged tracks at Jorai station and water overflowed at some other areas in Gossaigaon - Srirampur - Jorai section resulting in track erosion. Various Signal & Telecom equipments failed between Hasimara - Madarihat, Ghoksadanga – Sajerpar and Salakati - Basugaon sections. Visibility was also poor in many areas due to continuous heavy rain. Due to rain cut, safety of passengers and operational reasons, several trains had to be detained...
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in some stations in the division.
The trains which were detained were:-

1. 15601 DN Sampakkranti Exp was detained at Srirampur station from 12:40 pm.
2. 20501 DN Agartala Rajdhani Exp was detained at Gossaigaon station from 12:30 pm.
3. 15960 DN Kamrup Exp was detained at Chautara station from 01:10 pm.
4. 55714 DN Rangiya - New Jalpaiguri was pass short terminated at Fakiragram
5. 12505 DN Northeast Exp was detained at Kokrajhar railway station from 01:56 pm.
6. 12510 DN Guwahati - Bangalore Exp was detained at Gossaigaon station from 01:10 pm.
7. 55713 UP New Jalpaiguri - Rangiya pass was short terminated at New Alipurduar.
8. 15904 UP Chandigarh - Dibrugarh Exp was detained at New Coochbehar from 01:15 pm.

Train services were resumed over these locations after due rectification and receipt of the track fit certificate of the UP line at 04 - 45 pm. with imposition of speed restrictions. However down line is still not fit for train movement. At Jorai station yard, both up and down lines were badly affected due to water logging and train running had to be suspended from 01-45 pm. Later running of trains started through up line through single line working system.
Due to rain cut between Jorai and Kamakhyaguri stations, near bridge No. 195 in New Cooch Behar – New Bongaigaon Double line section over Alipurduar Division heavy congestion occurred in that section and temporary single line working started from 03.25 hrs. of 24th July, 2019. Now the trains are running in convoy in each direction. Position of trains at this time is as follows:

Down trains:
1.15933(Dibrugarh-Chandigarh) express at New-Bongaigaon since 06.45 and detaining.
2.15770(Lumding-Alipurduar Junction) Intercity express of 23.07.19 at New Bongaigaon
since 06.51 and Detaining.
3.13174(Agartala-Sealdah) Kunchangangha express at Bongaigaon since 09.15 and detaining
4.12423(Dibrugarg Town-New Delhi) Rajdhani Express at Barpeta Road since 09.15 and
detaining .
5.12526 (Dibrugarh-Kolkata) express New at Bongaigaon on run.
6.15960(Dibrugarh-Howrah) Kamrup Express at Rangiya since 08.50 and detaining.
7. 12501(Guwahati-New Delhi) Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express at Goalpara Town since
08.16 and detaining.
8.13247(Kamakhya-Rajendranagar) Capital Express at Abhayapuri since 07.57 and
detaining.
Up trains:
1.15769(Alipurduar Junction-Lumding) Inter City Express at Samuktala since 04.20 and
detaining.
2.12345(Howrah-Guwahati) Saraighat Express at New Alipurduar since 05.23 and detaining.
3.15619(Gaya-Kamakhya) Express at Pundibari since 07.05 and detaining.
4.22411(Anand Vihar-Nahalagun AC Express at Gosaigaon Hat since 08.10 and detaining.
5.12515(Trivendrum-Silchar) Express at New Mal Junction since 08.38 and detaining.
It is to be mentioned that trains with no stoppage between New Cooch Behar and New Bongaigaon have been diverted via Dhubri route and Intercity trains have been cancelled. click here