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Mystery Station: West Bengal Railway Stop Has No Name Due to Village Dispute
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News18•22-09-2026, 22:23
Mystery Station: West Bengal Railway Stop Has No Name Due to Village Dispute
- •A railway station in West Bengal's Bankura district operates without a name displayed on its signboards.
- •The unnamed status stems from a long-standing dispute between neighboring villages, Raina and Raynagar.
- •The station was originally called Raynagar on the old narrow-gauge line.
- •When the new broad-gauge line was built, Raina villagers demanded the station be named after their village.
- •Due to the unresolved dispute, railway officials opted to leave the station signboards blank.
Key Questions Answered
The railway station with no name on its signboards is located in West Bengal's Bankura district, roughly 35 km from Bardhaman on the Bankura-Masgram broad-gauge line under the South Eastern Railway zone.
The station lacks a signboard name due to a long-standing dispute between two neighboring villages, Raina and Rainagar, over what the station should be called after a new broad-gauge building was constructed in 2008.
Although the platform signboards are left completely blank, the station is still recognized in official railway records by its old name, Raynagar, with the code RNGR, and tickets are issued under that name.
