Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world. Through which crores of people travel. But can you imagine that there is a railway station in India where only people buy tickets. But do not travel by train. You may also find this a bit strange to hear, but it is true. Today we will tell you the reason behind this.
Dayalpur Railway Station
The name of this railway station is Dayalpur Railway Station. Let us tell you that it is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Here the village people buy train tickets but do not travel in it. According to the information, the construction work of Dayalpur Railway Station started in 1954. The country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru had shown special interest in making it. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had requested the then Railway Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri to help him in building Dayalpur Railway Station.
Railway station closed in 2006
After the construction of the railway station, it became easier for the people of Dayalpur to move from one place to another. But in 2006 it was decided to close this railway station. Railways had cited low sales of tickets as the reason for this. According to railway officials, if a station is located on the main railway line, then at least 25 tickets should be sold there daily. But this was not happening at Dayalpur station, so the station was closed.
Ticket sales target met
Railway Station 6 Since it was a decade old, the people of Dayalpur and surrounding villages launched a campaign and appealed to the Railways to reopen it. Keeping in mind the demand of the people, Railways has restarted this station in 2022. However, this station has been opened only as a halt and only 1-2 trains stop here. After this the local people resolved that this station would not be allowed to be closed. Therefore, the people here collect donations among themselves and meet the target of minimum ticket sales every day. So that the Railways does not close the station again.
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