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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Railway station in West Bengal}}{{Infobox station<br /> | name = Gaisal railway station<br /> | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = <br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | type = [[Passenger train]] station<br /> | image = <br /> | caption = <br /> | address = [[National Highway 31 (India)|National Highway 31]], Dhantola, Gaisal, [[Uttar Dinajpur district]], [[West Bengal]]<br /> | country = India<br /> | coordinates = {{Coord|26.11537403|N|88.52222596|E|format=dms}}<br /> | elevation = {{cvt|62|m}}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]<br /> | line = [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line]]<br /> | platform = 3<br /> | tracks = 2<br /> | other = <br /> | ADA = <br /> | parking = <br /> | structure = Standard (on ground station)<br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = GIL<br /> | zone = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railway]]<br /> | division = {{rwd|Katihar}}<br /> }}<br /> | status = Active<br /> | closed = <br /> | former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]<br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = Yes<br /> | passengers = <br /> | pass_system = <br /> | pass_year = <br /> | pass_percent = <br /> | services = {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Gunjaria|next= Ikarchala|line=Eastern Railway zone|branch= [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line]]|rows1=1}}<br /> | map_locator = <br /> }}<br /> {{Katihar–Siliguri line|collapse=y|}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Gaisal railway station&#039;&#039;&#039; is a railway station on [[Katihar–Siliguri line|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 (India)|National Highway 31]] at Dhantola, Gaisal of [[Uttar Dinajpur district]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/gaisal-gil/8152|title=Gaisal Railway Station Map/Atlas NFR/Northeast Frontier Zone – Railway Enquiry|last=roy|first=Joydeep|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2019-10-08}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/gaisal-gil-station|title=Gaisal Railway Station (GIL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|publisher=NDTV|access-date=2019-10-08}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is also remembered for the famous [[Gaisal train disaster]].<br /> <br /> ==Accident==<br /> 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.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/six-railwaymen-punished-for-gaisal-train-mishap/story-c7cWuepHNZGe7Mdo7OJ0NO.html|title=Six railwaymen punished for Gaisal train mishap|date=2007-06-23|website=Hindustan Times|access-date=2019-10-08}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=http://43blogtips.com/2011/08/worst-train-accidents-in-india/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121172244/http://43blogtips.com/2011/08/worst-train-accidents-in-india/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-21|title=Worst train accidents in India|date=2013-01-21|access-date=2019-10-08}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{main|Gaisal train disaster}}<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Uttar Dinajpur district]]<br /> [[Category:Katihar railway division]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{WestBengal-railstation-stub}}</div>

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