Happy Birthday to 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail.It turns 54 today.After termination of original Darjeeling Mail via-Bangladesh,the service remained terminated from 1947.
**On 1st April,1964... Sealdah-Sakrigali Ghat NORTH BENGAL EXPRESS was diverted to New Jalpaiguri after completion of Farakka Barrage over Ganga & later,to respect the sentiments of people the train was RENAMED as (12343) Darjeeling Mail.**