The Indian railway system holds great significance as it connects people across the country and plays a vital role in facilitating travel and reuniting families. Here is a list of 5 unique railway stations in India with interesting names.
Billi Railway Station, Uttar Pradesh
Billi Junction Railway Station is in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. Its station code is BXLL. The station falls under the Dhanbad division of the East Central Zone. It has three platforms where five trains halt and over 50 trains pass. The junction station connects the railway lines of Chopan, Katni, and Garha.
Diwana Railway Station, Haryana
Diwana doesn’t mean anything related to love. It is a small railway station located in the Panipat district of Haryana. Its station code is DWNA, which falls under the Northern railway zone in the Delhi division. It has two platforms where ten trains halt. The station serves nearby villages such as Sewah, Diwana, Garhi Pasina, Jhattipur, and Khalila.
Bhainsa Station, Uttar Pradesh
Pronouncing Bhainsa doesn’t remind you of an animal like a buffalo, but it is a railway station located in Bad, Uttar Pradesh. The station is near Mathura town with the station code BSA, which falls under the North Central zone of the Agra division. Only six trains halt at this station. Apart from the Bhainsa station in Uttar Pradesh, Bhaisa is also a town in the Nirmal district of Telangana, near the border of Maharashtra.
Kala Bakra Railway Station, Punjab
Kala Bakra, or Black Goat, doesn’t have a station name funny enough to make you LOL! Kala Bakra is a station in Kala Bakra village in the Jalandhar district of Punjab. Its station code is KKL. The station has two platforms and belongs to the Northern railway zone under the Firozpur division.
Illoo Railway Station, West Bengal
The pronunciation of Illoo might remind you of a 90’s hit song by Sukhminder Singh, but here Illoo is a railway station located in the Kusi village of the Purulia district of West Bengal. Its station code is ILO. Illoo station falls under the administrative control of the South Eastern Railway Zone in the Ranchi division. Only four trains halt at this statio