Kolkata-Sairang Express derails a day after Northeast Frontier Railway chief inspects track

New Delhi The Guwahati-New Haflong section, where the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) morning at Digaru Railway Station, falls on the route inspected a day earlier by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) general manager.

Several coaches of Sairang-Kolkata Express train derail at Digaru in Assam storyline 1 Safety experts have raised questions about the quality of the inspection and operational alertness, saying that such exercises should not be conducted merely as routine formalities.

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