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
Location	National Highway 31, Dhantola, Gaisal, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal India
Coordinates	26°11′03″N 88°05′22″E
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northeast Frontier Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	GIL
Zone(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Division(s)	Katihar
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Gunjaria towards ? Eastern Railway zone Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Ikarchala towards ?
Location Gaisal station Location with Gaisal Show map of West Bengal Gaisal station Gaisal station (India) Show map of India Gaisal station Gaisal station (Asia) Show map of Asia Interactive map

v t e Katihar–Siliguri line
Legend
km km to Teznarayanpur to Barauni 00 0 Katihar Junction Katihar-Jogbani line Maniyan 06 4 Nayatola Kuretha 11 9 Dandkhora Sahja Halt 15 12 Gorphar Pranpur Road 18 Labha 23 16 Sonaili Dilli Dewan Ganj 26 19 Bishanpur Halt Barsoi–New Farakka section 23 Jhaua Babhangaon Halt 32 25 Meenapur Khurial 35 Kamalpur Halt 38 Azamnagar Road 43 29 Salmari Bhawanipur Bihar Halt 47 34 52 Mukuria 38 Barsoi Barsoi–Radhikapur line 43 Khempur 46 Sanjay Gram 50 Sudhani 56 Ajhrail 59 Telta Bihar West Bengal border Raiganj-Dalkhola line (planned) 67 Dalkhola NH 34 74 Surja Kamal 82 Kanki 87 Hatwar West Bengal Bihar border 93 Tauheed Halt 96 0 Kishanganj planned connection Kishanganj City 97 4 Mahangaon Bihar West Bengal border 12 Kuttihat Panjipara 104 18 Majgaon Ikarchala 108 20 Majhok Halt Gaisal 113 26 Routa Dhantola 115 35 Taslim Nagar Gunjaria 118 40 Pora Halt Aluabari Road Junction 126 45 Khata Halt Katihar-Jogbani line West Bengal Bihar border 50 Jalalgarh Pothia 131 Katihar-Jogbani line Taiabpur 139 Mahananda River Thakurganj 146 0 West Bengal Bihar border planned connection Dhulabari 131 3 Bhogoabar Mangurjan 137 9 Kooagaon Halt NH 31 15 Pawakhali Bihar West Bengal border 29 Tulsia Tin Mile Hat 143 37 Bibiganj Dumdangi 152 44 Taragach Halt Mahananda River 54 Kaliaganj Chattarhat 161 64 Bardha Halt 75 Lakshmipur Piprithan 152 84 Khawaspur Halt Galgalia 158 90 Bansbari Bihar West Bengal border 97 Rahamatpur Adhikari 167 Katihar-Jogbani line Batasi 170 100 Arariya Naksalbari 179 Katihar-Jogbani line Hatighisa 183 Bagdogra 192 Nijbari 168 Rangapani 175 Mahananda River 196 Raja Rammohanpur Halt New Jalpaiguri Junction 182 Balason River New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Siliguri Town 186 198 Matigara Siliguri Junction 189 202 Panchai River Siliguri-Kishanganj closed NG section Panchnai Junction 204 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway NG line to Darjeeling New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar– Samuktala Road Line Siliguri-Gielkhola closed NG section km km

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]

Main article: Gaisal train disaster

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.