It was a train journey that these passengers would certainly want to forget, but the memories of being trapped inside the ill-fated Kalka Mail and others screaming for help is unlikely to fade anytime soon.
Nearly 167 passengers, who survived the derailment of the Delhi-bound express train on Sunday, arrived in New Delhi on Monday with horror tales to narrate to their relatives and media persons who were waiting for them at the railway station.
They came to Delhi by a special train from Uttar Pradesh. Terrified and shocked, the passengers thanked God and recounted memories of Sunday's accident which killed 63 people and injured 250 others.
"I am thankful to God for keeping me alive today. If I am talking today, it is only because of him," was all Dilip, an injured passenger, could say after his arrival in Delhi.
Dilip, along with Badal, Sanjay and Susan, was travelling in the general compartment of the Delhi-bound train.
He banged his head against the window of the coach due to the sudden impact of the accident near Malwa station in Uttar Pradesh.
"I didn't realise what happened at first but after a few minutes, I realised the gravity of the situation," said Badal, who also received a minor injury.
"We wriggled to safety through the windows as there was no other way to escape. It was a miraculous escape because we saw dead bodies all around us," Badal said.
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