Gaisal railway station

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| name = Gaisal railway station

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| style = Indian Railways

| type = Passenger train station

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| address = National Highway 31, Dhantola, Gaisal, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal

| country = India

| coordinates = {{coord|26|11|03|N|88|05|22|E|region:IN-WB_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title}}

| elevation = {{cvt|62|m}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = Northeast Frontier Railway

| line = Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line

| platform = 3

| tracks = 4

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| structure = Standard (on ground station)

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = GIL

| zone = Northeast Frontier Railway

| division = {{rwd|Katihar}}

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| status = Active

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| former = East Indian Railway Company

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| electrified = Yes

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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=Eastern Railway zone|left=Gunjaria|right=Ikarchala|type=Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line}}

| map_type = India West Bengal#India3#Asia

| map_dot_label = Gaisal station

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| map_caption = Location with Gaisal

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| mapframe-caption = Interactive map

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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.{{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}}{{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}} It is also remembered for the infamous Gaisal train disaster.