Suspected bomb blast hits railway track in Assam’s Kokrajhar, trains delayed

A IED blast took place on a railway track between Salakati and Kokrajhar stations in Alipurduar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NF Railway) on Thursday. Later, the chief minister said that one of the suspects has been identified and will be arrested soon.

According to a report by ANI, the incident took place at around 1 am affecting eight-ten trains. The services were restored by 5:25M and normalcy resumed at 5:30am.

The Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said in a statement, “At approximately 1:00 am am on 23.10.2025, when the goods train UP AZARA Sugar was passing between Salakati and Kokrajhar, the Train manager reported a heavy jerk, after which the train was stopped."