Gaisal railway station
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Gaisal railway station | |||||||||||
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| Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| Location | National Highway 31, Dhantola, Gaisal, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°06′55″N 88°31′20″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | GIL | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Katihar | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company | ||||||||||
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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]
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
- roy, Joydeep. "Gaisal Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone – Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- "Gaisal Railway Station (GIL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- "Six railwaymen punished for Gaisal train mishap". Hindustan Times. 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- "Worst train accidents in India". 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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