There are several Railway Station in Indian railways which sounds funny, confusing, Weird. However some railway station names are not intentionally funny.
the names of the places usually comes from old village names, local languages, tribes, rulers, geography, temples, or historical words.
It only sounds funny when someone translated into another language or heard by people from different regions, Although, it is not a new thing for people living in the state, especially natives.
⭐Shortest name railway station in India:
1.IB Railway Station (In Odisha)
2. OD Railway Station (In Gujarat)
List of 43 strange/Funny & weird names of Railway Station in India:
1.(BAAD) station
It's a small Railway Station in Bauri Garib area in Uttar Pradesh.
In English Baad means after. Sentence in hindi like uske bad
2. Bandar
It is located on the Panskura-Haldia branch line in West Bengal.
In hindi Bandar means monkey.
3. Bap
Small Railway Station in Jodhpur, Rajasthan,
Bap means father in Hindi.
4. Bettiah
Located in West Champaran District, Bihar
Bettiah means Daughters in Hindi
5. Bhaga
In Jamadoba, Jharkhand, Bhaga means run in hindi
6. Bhainsa
small, functional station located in Barari, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh,
One of the funniest name Railway Station in india, it comes under top list of funny railway station.
Bhainsa means buffalo in Hindi
7. Bhoke
In Maharashtra, it's a Railway Station located in Konkan railway between Panvel and Ratnagiri
Bhoke meaning Bark in hindi, But in Marathi it's different meaning
8. Bhuli
a small railway station, located in the Shramik Nagar area of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Bhuli means forget in hindi.
9. Bibinagar
Its a small Railway Station locatioed between Secunderabad-Kazipet line & Secunderabad-Guntur Telangana
In hindi, Bibinagar means wife’s cities
10. Billi Junction
In Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, you might think it's place where we can see a lot of Cat pet animals, but no. In Hindi Billi means Cat, another funnier Railway Station in India.
11. Chhata
In Uttar Pradesh, Chhata means umbrella in hindi, but it's sounds funny when a Railway Station named like this.
12. Chakulia (Odisha)
Small Railway Station in Odisha, in hindi it read as Chaku kyo liya, why you take knife in English if we say
13. Chodiala (In Uttarakhand)
14. Chudawa (Maharashtra)
15. Dilwa
16. Diwana
One of the strange name Railway Station in Haryana not so offensive word, but sounds very crazy, Diwana in hindi means madly in love, deeply obsessed ♥️
17. Ganj-Basoda (Madhyapradesh)
18. Ghum railway station
Situated on Hill Cart Road in Ghum, near Darjeeling, West Bengal. In hindi Ghum means Take Round
19. Kala Bakra
A small Railway Station in Jalandhar District, anyone can get laugh when this station name hear, may think 🤔 in this place Kala bakra exists, it means Black goat, actually in Punjab it sounds different meaning.
20. Khana Junction
In west bengal, It lies on the important railway route between Bardhaman and Asansol. In hindi Khana means food i.e food junction.
21. Lowjee
In Khopoli Maharashtra, Lowjee sounds like Hello Ji when someone greets, warm welcoming 😁
22. Margherita
A railway station located in Tinkusia district, Assam, Everyone thinks here Margherita Pizza Available because, It’s a funny coincidence, but both names come because of the same Italian royal name.
Margherita in Assam was also named after the same queen during British rule. An Italian engineer connected with railway and bridge construction in Assam is believed to have given the name.
23. Mithapur
Mithapur Railway Station (MTHP) is a small station in Gujarat on the Western Railway network, located about 10 km from Okha railway station
Mitha means sweet and Pur means town, so calling it as sweet town, but in Gujarati Language it's different meaning.
24. Nana
In Chimanpura, Nana, Rajasthan State, Nana means Maternal grandfather (mother’s father) in hindi.
25. Nagina Railway Station
Located in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, India
26. Nangi
In Maheshtala, West Bengal. I think I don't need to introduce about this station, in hindi you already know this meaning 😂
27. Pen
In Raigad district, Maharashtra, its a station in Konkan Railway. But in standard English Pen means a writing tool.
28. Rani Railway Station
In Pali. District, Rajasthan, Rani means queen in Hindi
29. Saheli
A small, two-platform station located in Taku, Narmadapuram district, Madhya Pradesh. Saheli means female friend
30. Sali
A small Railway station in Rajasthan. Sali means wife’s younger sister.
31. Singapur Road
Majority people are not aware what is so hilarious thing in this station, because of its replica place exist in World, i.e Singapore country, Singapur read as Singapore, due to which it's confusing for passengers to understand.
32. Tagdi
A small rural railway station in Gujarat, in hindi Tagdi means Strong/fit
33. Tati
In Ranchi Division, jharkhand. Well I don't need introduction about this station😁 everyone would have know the meaning of this word station name, don't know for what purpose Governor had named this station, very kind of weird name exist.
Imagine if a passenger says i want to alight at Tati station 😂.
34. Tatisilwai (Jharkhand)
35. Tatibahar (Lakimpur Assam)
36. Vijay Sota
In Padri, Madhya Pradesh. Vijay Sota means Vijay sleeping in hindi😴
⭐South Indian Funny railway station
37. Andipatti
38. Pattikad
In Hindi, it may not be funny name, but in Malayalam Pattikad means Dog Forest, patti=Dog & Kad=Forest, where a lot of Dogs available in forest in funny way.
Actuallyz Pattikkad refers to 2 distinct villages in Kerala known for their agricultural, suburban nature like paddy field (from Malayalam patti meaning paddy and kad means field/ground).
It's a small station in Shoranur-Nilambur line in Malappuram, Kerala.
39. Kozhikode
Well another main railway station in North Malabar area, Kerala, where some might find funny in Malayalam, Kozhikode originally sounds as Chicken Fort, Kozhi= Chicken & Kode/Kota =Fort,
but historical Kozhikode is different meaning Kozhikode was traditionally called Calicut by Europeans. Orginal meaning Koyil(or “Kovil”)= palace / royal house & Kotta=fort. So, Koyil-kotta, mover time evolved into Kozhikode.
So some people jokingly break the word as kozhi + kode and say as chicken fort, where a lot of chicken available.
40. Kuttakudi
41. Londa Junction
Top funniest Railway Station in South India, Londa in Hindi it sounds inappropriate word, but the name comes from local historical/geographical usage in the region (Kannada/Marathi influence).
It's a major route junction for Goa-Hubli as well as Goa-Belagavi-Pune route in Karnataka .
42. Lovedale
Situated near Lovedale, south of Udagamandalam (Ooty) in the Nilgiris district,
People from North India might misunderstand the name ‘Lovedale’ station because it can sound inappropriate in Hindi
Love + Dale, here Dale in English means valley, So it literally means something like valley of love in Tamilnadu.
That's all. I appreciate those who named these railway station as Kala Bakra, Tati, Bhainsa, Billi Junction and Nangi station🤔.