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Is this station really haunted. Please Clarify , experienced members and those who live nearby to it
1 Public Posts - Sun Mar 15, 2015
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It was well past midnight on August 1 but Mukesh Kumar, a CRPF jawan, couldn't fall asleep. The reason: his compartment on the Delhi-bound 4055 Down Brahmaputra Mail was jampacked. Crouched on the top wooden berth, he thought of the uncomfortable day that lay ahead for him, yet consoled himself saying time would fly and nondescript stations like Gaisal would soon be left behind. What he didn't know was that the next stop was disaster.
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It was well past midnight on August 1 but Mukesh Kumar, a CRPF jawan, couldn't fall asleep. The reason: his compartment on the Delhi-bound 4055 Down Brahmaputra Mail was jampacked. Crouched on the top wooden berth, he thought of the uncomfortable day that lay ahead for him, yet consoled himself saying time would fly and nondescript stations like Gaisal would soon be left behind. What he didn't know was that the next stop was disaster.
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About 30 km to the west when the 5610 Up Avadh-Assam Express entered Kishanganj station around 1:30 a.m., its driver, R. Roy, would have known he was in "dangerous" territory. Bodo militants had blown up parts of the track between Barpeta and Sarupeta just the day before. In between the two trains, cabin man Y. Marandi, manning Gaisal station's west cabin, sat in darkness. There had been a power cut. His only company, the 48 levers that signal passing trains, an antiquated telephone that he used to talk to his assistant station master and a signal lantern that he would never wave at the approaching Avadh-Assam Express.
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About 30 km to the west when the 5610 Up Avadh-Assam Express entered Kishanganj station around 1:30 a.m., its driver, R. Roy, would have known he was in "dangerous" territory. Bodo militants had blown up parts of the track between Barpeta and Sarupeta just the day before. In between the two trains, cabin man Y. Marandi, manning Gaisal station's west cabin, sat in darkness. There had been a power cut. His only company, the 48 levers that signal passing trains, an antiquated telephone that he used to talk to his assistant station master and a signal lantern that he would never wave at the approaching Avadh-Assam Express.
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1 Public Posts - Sun Mar 15, 2015
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Thirteen bogies in all lay mangled that night in what is one of the worst train disasters in Indian history. The reinforced metal of some compartments lay draped over others as if they were made of soft fabric. Over 300 people died and more than 600 were injured. The rest were just stunned. With a glazed look in his eyes, Om Prakash Bhagat, one of the passengers, looked for his wife and child. "They have to be here, how come I survived?" he asked disjointedly peering into bogies.
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Thirteen bogies in all lay mangled that night in what is one of the worst train disasters in Indian history. The reinforced metal of some compartments lay draped over others as if they were made of soft fabric. Over 300 people died and more than 600 were injured. The rest were just stunned. With a glazed look in his eyes, Om Prakash Bhagat, one of the passengers, looked for his wife and child. "They have to be here, how come I survived?" he asked disjointedly peering into bogies.
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Also lying, like leviathans in mortal combat, were the trains. The authorities took all of three days to clear up the mess. Railway Minister Nitish Kumar arrived at 3 p.m., but the cranes that were to clear the debris came only at night. Kumar faced a livid crowd at Gaisal. He had seen enough in an hour and on his return to Delhi said he would resign, claiming "moral responsibility". Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, who initially tried to dissuade him, later accepted the resignation. But the crucial question remained: who was responsible?
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Also lying, like leviathans in mortal combat, were the trains. The authorities took all of three days to clear up the mess. Railway Minister Nitish Kumar arrived at 3 p.m., but the cranes that were to clear the debris came only at night. Kumar faced a livid crowd at Gaisal. He had seen enough in an hour and on his return to Delhi said he would resign, claiming "moral responsibility". Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, who initially tried to dissuade him, later accepted the resignation. But the crucial question remained: who was responsible?
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Kishanganj is a bigger station than neighbouring Gaisal and Panjipara. Railway authorities have been upgrading the panel interlocking system there. This meant that the mechanical system, in which heavy levers are pulled to give trains direction, would be replaced by electrical switches that are easier to operate. But the changeover takes time, and in the interim, the lines remain "free" in railway parlance. This means that each time a train is put on a particular track from a point of bifurcation the linesman has to go down to the point and lock it by hand for the train to pass. Kishanganj had been given extra personnel so that this was accomplished smoothly. The Avadh-Assam Express, running six hours late, arrived...
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Kishanganj is a bigger station than neighbouring Gaisal and Panjipara. Railway authorities have been upgrading the panel interlocking system there. This meant that the mechanical system, in which heavy levers are pulled to give trains direction, would be replaced by electrical switches that are easier to operate. But the changeover takes time, and in the interim, the lines remain "free" in railway parlance. This means that each time a train is put on a particular track from a point of bifurcation the linesman has to go down to the point and lock it by hand for the train to pass. Kishanganj had been given extra personnel so that this was accomplished smoothly. The Avadh-Assam Express, running six hours late, arrived...
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Singh should have ensured one of his staff locked the point where the loop line and the Avadh-Assam's designated Up line met. This wasn't done. The train cut right across the Up line and settled into the track meant for trains in the opposite direction. On course for disaster.
At about the same time, H.M. Singh made another error. He passed on routine information about the Avadh-Assam Express to the next station, Panjipara. Only, the information was wrong. The express train, he said, was coming on the Up line when it...
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Singh should have ensured one of his staff locked the point where the loop line and the Avadh-Assam's designated Up line met. This wasn't done. The train cut right across the Up line and settled into the track meant for trains in the opposite direction. On course for disaster.
At about the same time, H.M. Singh made another error. He passed on routine information about the Avadh-Assam Express to the next station, Panjipara. Only, the information was wrong. The express train, he said, was coming on the Up line when it...
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1 Public Posts - Sun Mar 15, 2015
Part 7.
At Panjipara, asm R.N. Singh passed on the misinformation that the Avadh-Assam Express was travelling on the Up line to his cabin man in the west cabin, S.P. Singh, who mechanically pulled the requisite levers to clear the train on the Up line. But at neither of the stations did anybody notice that the last of the four signals at a station, the advance starter signal, on the Up line had remained green well after the Avadh-Assam Express had disappeared into the night. Once the nose of a train passes this final signal, it implies that the train has left the station, and the signal automatically trips back to red. The fact that it remained green could mean only one...
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At Panjipara, asm R.N. Singh passed on the misinformation that the Avadh-Assam Express was travelling on the Up line to his cabin man in the west cabin, S.P. Singh, who mechanically pulled the requisite levers to clear the train on the Up line. But at neither of the stations did anybody notice that the last of the four signals at a station, the advance starter signal, on the Up line had remained green well after the Avadh-Assam Express had disappeared into the night. Once the nose of a train passes this final signal, it implies that the train has left the station, and the signal automatically trips back to red. The fact that it remained green could mean only one...
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1 Public Posts - Sun Mar 15, 2015
Part 8.
Marandi probably realised what was about to happen minutes before it actually did. But like the drivers of the two trains it was too late.
Strangely, for deaths on such a scale, there were no vultures hovering above Gaisal. The only ones to come were a flock of politicians, eager to feed off the dead. Former home minister Taslimuddin brought his supporters screaming "Taslimuddin zindabad, Nitish Kumar murdabad"; Mamata Banerjee came for about 15 minutes and found a crowd as big as those at one of her public meetings; West Bengal...
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Marandi probably realised what was about to happen minutes before it actually did. But like the drivers of the two trains it was too late.
Strangely, for deaths on such a scale, there were no vultures hovering above Gaisal. The only ones to come were a flock of politicians, eager to feed off the dead. Former home minister Taslimuddin brought his supporters screaming "Taslimuddin zindabad, Nitish Kumar murdabad"; Mamata Banerjee came for about 15 minutes and found a crowd as big as those at one of her public meetings; West Bengal...
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32 Public Posts - Sun Mar 15, 2015
hi everyone.recently traveled in this train from Kalyan to Belgaum.this journey was really different as compared to my earlier journey's.the thing dat was in lead role was my luck.so here i go
7th sept,Mumbai:it was 9pm and i left home for kalyan.i was running late but knew that could make it on time by taking a fast local.reached mulund station bought the tickets and as i left the counter and proceeded to the FOB,saw a kasara fast local leaving pf 3.was waiting near the indicator and soon the indicator was highlighting "9.23 S(karjat)fast local,PF 3" and "9.30 KYN slow local,pf 1".i decided to board the fast and so quickly went to pf 3.the local came in soon and even though there was...
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7th sept,Mumbai:it was 9pm and i left home for kalyan.i was running late but knew that could make it on time by taking a fast local.reached mulund station bought the tickets and as i left the counter and proceeded to the FOB,saw a kasara fast local leaving pf 3.was waiting near the indicator and soon the indicator was highlighting "9.23 S(karjat)fast local,PF 3" and "9.30 KYN slow local,pf 1".i decided to board the fast and so quickly went to pf 3.the local came in soon and even though there was...
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6 Public Posts - Sat Aug 11, 2012
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was in nice sleep but didnt finish my sleep Bcause sangmeshwar . i think not at sangmeshwar some other halt was there . i woke up Bcause NZM ERS Mangala loco camed with powerful honking on the other track . on one loop line our train was waiting and on other loop line Mangala was waiting . after 5 min an honking took place . it was WDP 4 of KMJ shed . camed like a bull of white and blue fur is coming on main line . it overtook us and mangala at top speed . nearly after 15 min mangala moved out slowly it also overtook us . i was so sad because 2 friends overtook...
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was in nice sleep but didnt finish my sleep Bcause sangmeshwar . i think not at sangmeshwar some other halt was there . i woke up Bcause NZM ERS Mangala loco camed with powerful honking on the other track . on one loop line our train was waiting and on other loop line Mangala was waiting . after 5 min an honking took place . it was WDP 4 of KMJ shed . camed like a bull of white and blue fur is coming on main line . it overtook us and mangala at top speed . nearly after 15 min mangala moved out slowly it also overtook us . i was so sad because 2 friends overtook...
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