The Railway Men on Netflix: Is the 2023 series based on a true story?

The Netflix drama series The Railway Men is a four-episode limited series about workers on the Indian trains in 1984

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The show is mostly about a terrible accident that happens

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The movie based on the true story was written by Aavush Gupta and directed by Shiv Rawail.

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The story is based on the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which happened on December 2nd and 3rd, 1984.

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It is thought to be the worst industrial accident in the history of the world.

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The trouble started at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) plant for making pesticides.

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