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New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Navapur, a nagar panchayat in Maharashtra, has a railway station that doesn't just belong to one state - half of the station is also located in Gujarat.

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New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Navapur, a nagar panchayat in Maharashtra, has a railway station that doesn't just belong to one state - half of the station is also located in Gujarat.

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal recently tweeted on the same and wrote, "Separated by States, United by Railways: The Navapur Railway Station is located in two states, with half of the station being located in Maharashtra and the other half in Gujarat. Navapur is Taluka Headquarter in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra."

Separated by States, United by Railways: The Navapur Railway Station is located in two states, with half of the station being located in Maharashtra and the other half in Gujarat. Navapur is Taluka Headquarter in Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. pic.twitter.com/b165jnedQz
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) May 2, 2018

However, there is another station like this. Bhawani Mandi railway station is divided between two states - Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. (ANI)

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