Gaisal railway station

Gaisal railway station is a railway station on Katihar–Siliguri branch of Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line in the Katihar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway zone. It is situated beside National Highway 31 at Dhantola, Gaisal of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2] It is also remembered for the infamous Gaisal train disaster.

Gaisal railway station
Passenger train station
General information
LocationNational Highway 31, Dhantola, Gaisal, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal
India
Coordinates26°11′03″N 88°05′22″E
Elevation62 m (203 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNortheast Frontier Railway
Line(s)Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Platforms3
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeGIL
Zone(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s) Katihar
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Gunjaria
towards ?
Eastern Railway zone Ikarchala
towards ?
Location
Gaisal station is located in West Bengal
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Gaisal station
Location with Gaisal
Gaisal station is located in India
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Gaisal station (India)
Gaisal station is located in Asia
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Gaisal station (Asia)
Interactive map

Accident

At 1:45 am on 2 August 1999 Avadh Assam Express and Brahmaputra Mail collided near Gaisal railway station. The crash involved such high speeds that the trains exploded upon impact, killing at least 285 people and injured nearly 300.[3][4]

References

  1. roy, Joydeep. "Gaisal Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  2. "Gaisal Railway Station (GIL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  3. "Six railwaymen punished for Gaisal train mishap". Hindustan Times. 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
  4. "Worst train accidents in India". 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2019-10-08.


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