Archive · 15 Sep 2026
How Nibkarori Became a Railway Station Through Baba’s Legend
Neem Karoli Baba was once known as Lakshman Das.
A traditional story says he boarded a train without a ticket.
A railway official reportedly made him leave near Nibkarori in Uttar Pradesh.
After he sat under a tree, the train allegedly would not move.
Railway workers then asked him to return to the train.
The story says the train started moving after he got back on.
Baba reportedly told officials that villagers needed a nearby railway station.
The station is now known as Nibkarori and the story appears in the film Hanuman Ansh.
The supernatural part is based on faith, biographies, oral traditions and devotees’ accounts rather than independent railway documentation.
According to tradition, Lakshman Das was removed from a train for lacking a ticket.
The train reportedly would not restart until Baba was invited back aboard.
He allegedly urged officials to establish a station for nearby villagers.
Some accounts say the station was initially called Lakshman Das Puri.
Railway records confirming a supernatural cause have not been independently identified.
- Who
- Neem Karoli Baba, then known as Lakshman Das, railway officials and local villagers are central to the account.
- What
- A traditional story says a train stopped after Baba was removed, and that he subsequently helped prompt the establishment of Nibkarori railway station.
- When
- The episode occurred before Lakshman Das became widely known as Neem Karoli Baba; the article does not provide a specific year.
- Where
- At or near Nibkarori railway station in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- According to tradition, Baba said villagers had to travel a considerable distance to board trains and needed a nearby station.
Faith-Based Account
Historical Caution
What caused the train to stop?
Faith-Based Account
Devotees’ accounts and traditional biographies present the stalled train and its restart after Baba returned as a miracle.
Historical Caution
The article says the supernatural explanation is not independently confirmed by railway documentation and survives mainly through oral traditions, biographies and devotees’ accounts.
How did the station emerge?
Faith-Based Account
The traditional story says Baba requested a station for villagers, after which Nibkarori station was established and possibly named Lakshman Das Puri.
Historical Caution
The article reports this as an account associated with Baba’s life, but does not provide independent documentation proving that his request directly caused the station’s establishment.
- Film
- Hanuman Ansh features the railway episode in its portrayal of Neem Karoli Baba’s life.
- Baba’s earlier name
- Lakshman Das; the article also identifies his birth name as Lakshman Narayan Sharma.
- Station code
- Nibkarori railway station’s code is NBUE.
- Current service
- The station has regular halts, including the Kalindi Express and regional passenger or unreserved services.
- Traditional former name
- Some accounts say the station was initially called Lakshman Das Puri.
- Historical evidence
- The article says no independent railway documentation establishes that supernatural powers caused the train to stop.
- Film performance
- Reports say the film cost around Rs 2 crore and crossed Rs 268 crore worldwide by its sixth week.