Trains, used to transport refugees across the border, were packed to capacity

The Railway Gazette “Refugee Travel between India and Pakistan”, 24 October 1947 (From the personal collection of Deborah Nixon)1947-10-24

Partition Museum
Amritsar, India

Trains, used to transport refugees cross the newly drawn borders, were packed to capacity, with people choosing to sit on the roof of the carriages rather than waiting for the next train

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Title: Trains, used to transport refugees across the border, were packed to capacity
Creator: The Railway Gazette “Refugee Travel between India and Pakistan”, 24 October 1947 (From the personal collection of Deborah Nixon)
Date Created: 1947-10-24
Type: Photograph
Medium: Digital

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