Netaji Express: The Train That Carried Subhash Chandra Bose to Freedom

• Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, under house arrest in Kolkata, secretly escaped disguised as a Pathan on January 16, 1941.
• He boarded the Kalka Mail from Gomoh Junction, Jharkhand, on January 18, 1941, to reach Delhi.
• From Delhi, Netaji continued his journey to Kabul, Moscow, and eventually Berlin, seeking international support for India's independence.
• The Kalka Mail (train number 12311/12312), a historic train, was renamed 'Netaji Express' on his 124th birth anniversary in 2021.
• Gomoh station, where Netaji boarded the train, has also been renamed Subhash Chandra Bose Junction in his honor.

Why It Matters: The historic Kalka Mail, used by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose for his great escape, is now the 'Netaji Express'.