How do you see the train as a character in the book Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh?

The train as a character takes the role of a personality who is calm, controlled and with inhuman feelings. The fact that thousands of people were slaughtered and multilated in the train, and blood poured from the rooftops, did not hinder the functioning of the train. The train is powerless on its own, its master being the stationmasters and the driver. It can be referred to as a character with no rights or freedom, with no joy, hope or sorrow. The people who occupy the train are the ones who seem to give personality to the train. Their laughter, hope and joy gives the train a feeling of human characteristics, while their death, fear and silence gives the train the look of a ghost, one with no feelings and who spreads fear into the hearts of people.

The train is a mechanical character, robotic. It is the emotions and perspective(outlook) of people regarding the train that changes the 'character' of the train- a character that brings hope or a character that brings terror.