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A video on India’s oldest, surviving Royapuram Railway station
The Royapuram railway station in Chennai is India’s oldest surviving railway station. This station is still functional even as it enters its 167th year.
The Royapuram station sent the first train of southern India chugging out, on June 28, 1856.
The first passenger train carried the Governor of Madras Presidency, Lord Harris and 300 European delegates.
It was operated from the Royapuram railway terminus to Wallajah Road which is now called Walajabad in Kancheepuram district. On the same day, a second train was operated from the railway terminus to ‘Triveloor’ - presently known as Tiruvallur.
It was inaugurated on July 1, 1856 by the then Governor, Lord Harris.
It remained Chennai’s main railway station till 1907.
The Royapuram station was built by Madras Railway Company. The heritage building was designed by William Adelpi Tracey.
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