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Indian railway is a significant and vital aspect of the country. As it connects the vast country. In India there around 8500 railway stations. These railway stations are spread across the country. In these stations, there are some railway stations with funny and weird names.

Here are some:

1.Chinchpokli

This station is in South-central Mumbai. The station’s name is an amalgamation of the Marathi words chinch (“tamarind”) and pokli (“betel nut”). The name apparently comes from the tamarind trees that used to grow in this area.

2.Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta

This station is in Andhra Pradesh. it is the longest name of any railway station in India. The name has 28 letters.

3. Kala Bakra

This station is in Punjab. The name means “black goat” in Hindi.

4. Washermanpet (Station Code: WST)

Washermanpet is a railway station along the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. Trains in the Chennai Beach–Gummidipoondi and Chennai Beach-Arakkonam sections stops here. The railway station takes its name from the city of Washermanpet . The city had many Dhobi Ghats, where the washermen would earn their living by providing laundry services.

5. IB

IB is a junction located in Odisha and is the shortest railway station name in India.

6. Gubbi

Gubbi station is near Bangalore, Karnataka.

7.Water Pipe

This railway station is in Matheran Hill Railway network. Trains on the Neral – Matheran section stops at this small station. The station takes its name from the series of water supply pipes that run close by the railway station.

8. Champion

Champion Reef railway station lies along the Bangarpet – Marikuppam route, in Karnataka.

9. Aman Lodge

This railway station is on the e Neral – Matheran route .

10. Mole

The Mole railway station (which was also known as Ballard Pier Mole) served as a major station during the early 1900s. But the station was closed down in 1944.

11. Sali