Royapuram railway station was opened as the main terminus on June 28, 1856, by the then Governor Lord Harris and the first railway line in South India was opened for traffic on July 1, 1856.

Chennai Division of Southern Railway selected 15 stations for redevelopment under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. Among them are Perambur, Ambattur, Tiruvallur, Arakkonam, Jolarpettai, and Tiruttani.

CHENNAI: Train services on the Chennai Beach-Royapuram section were disrupted for two hours on Tuesday after an EMU train heading to Tiruvallur from Chennai Beach derailed at the Chennai Beach ...

Royapuram railway station was opened before the first war of independence in India. It is India's oldest operational railway station situated in Chennai. This historic station marked the dawn of ...

Southern Railway general manager Vashishtha Johri said various hindrances prevented the railways from making Royapuram station a terminal In 2014, then railway minister Sadananda Gowda announced ...

At a time when thousands of suburban commuters are suffering from poor amenities at railway stations, especially along the Chennai Beach-Tambaram-Chengalpattu section, the announcement that 15 ...

Like every other modern institution in India, railways too originated in Madras, in the sense that the Madras Railway Company was formed way back in 1845, when the ?rst-ever train ride in India ...

Royapuram Railway Station in Chennai is one of the oldest railway stations in India and it is still functioning. Opened in 1872, ...

Royapuram Railway Station, Chennai Oldest South Indian Station built in 1856, still functional. Chennai’s primary railway station for its significance to history and culture.

CHENNAI: Pointing out that the Royapuram railway station building at present stands enlisted in the list of heritage buildings and there is a protection to the building, the Madras high court has ...

Royapuram railway station is on the Chennai Beach–Arakkonam section of the Chennai Suburban railway route. Spread across an area of 72 acres near the harbour, the Royapuram station is the third ...

History house: A view of the Royapuram railway station. Photographs by G Nathan/Mint Like every other modern institution in India, railways too originated in Madras, in the sense that the Madras ...