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The poor should have participated in a festival to glorify God Ravan when the accident occurred at Shura Bazaar, near Amritsar, in northern India. The victims should have been on the tracks, witnesses told the BBC.
They do not go heard the train arrive in the meantime, they watched the fireworks of the demon king Ravana.
Some 50 people reportedly died in the accident, according to the congressional leader. However, the data on the number of deaths are not confirmed.
Local officials say BBC that more than 200 people were injured.
"We are giving priority now to transporting the wounded to the hospital," Sastastava told police in Amritsar, the only AFP news agency.
Indian authorities fear an increase in the death rate.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mori describes the accident as a tear on Twitter, according to TT.
"My heartfelt condolences to the lost families, and I pray that the wounded will heal quickly," Mori writes, adding that he had asked the authorities for immediate support in relief operations.
The text is being updated.
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