The Government Railway Police, in its probe into the Bandra stampede incident, found that the Diwali special train, 05051 from Bandra to Gorakhpur, was delayed by 16 hours. When passengers of the train learnt about the delay, they rushed to get into train 22921 Gorakhpur Antyodaya Express, leading to the stampede. 

The Antyodaya Express arrived at Bandra Terminus around 2.55 am, two hours before its scheduled time, and all the passengers were trying to secure seats on it. The train has 18 compartments, including 16 general ones and two for passengers with reservation.