Jalpaiguri, May 4 -- The Railway Protection Force (RPF) at West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri Railway Station has ramped up security measures following the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Pahalgam and rising regional tensions, including developments in Bangladesh.

Officials said the RPF is conducting intensified surveillance, including regular platform and track inspections, round-the-clock joint patrolling, and deployment of dog squads and Bomb Detection Squads (BDS), to ensure passenger safety.

"New Jalpaiguri is a major railway station and a popular tourist destination, attracting a large number of passengers. We are conducting joint track patrolling and continuous station checks. Announcements are being made regularly,...