This unique station is separated by states, united by Indian Railways

Navapur railway station in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, is a unique railway station with one part of it in the Tapi district of Gujarat and the other part in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. This is the only railway station touching the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra together. There is a story behind Navapur […]

by Deepika Shakya - April 9, 2023, 6:37 am

Navapur railway station in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, is a unique railway station with one part of it in the Tapi district of Gujarat and the other part in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra.
This is the only railway station touching the border of Gujarat and Maharashtra together. There is a story behind Navapur railway station being divided into two states, in fact, when this station was built, Maharashtra and Gujarat were not divided, but on May 1, 1961, when Mumbai province was divided, it was divided into two states Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Navapur station came between the two states in this partition and since then has had a different identity.