Begunkodar: The Begunkodar Railway Station in

The Begunkodar Railway Station in West Bengal is known as a haunted railway station for sightings of white-clad women at midnight. This station was closed for 42 years due to haunting stories. As the sun slowly dips below the horizon, dotted by small houses, trees and the Ayodhya Hills, 55-year-old Amulya Ratan Mahato adjusts his torch while chatting with friend Sripati Mahato, 80. The two are sitting on the stairs of the ticket counter at the Begunkodar railway station in Purulia. Soon ... Among the vast catalogue of spooky places, some railway stations have also made it to the list with Begunkodar taking the top spot. At present, it is considered one of the most haunted sites in India along with Bhangarh Fort in Rajasthan and Dulari Bhawan in Jharkhand’s Simultala. For more than 40 years, Begunkodar railway station in Purulia district of West Bengal remained abandoned because of fears that it was haunted. A Kolkata-based paranormal research body is set to ...