The activity and erstwhile power of the Royapuram railway station, which was once the railway terminus and the headquarters, might have faded, but the heritage building has a place in the city, ...

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.

Covered with a thick layer of mud and vegetation, landmark structures at the Royapuram Railway Station pose a picture of abject neglect and are in dire need of a new lease of life.

The country’s oldest surviving railway station may soon be demolished. Southern Railway is likely to raze the old Royapuram station, built in 1856, for development work.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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: Union railway minister Sadananda Gowda, who was in Chennai on Friday to inspect Royapuram railway station, said that he would write to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on its suitability as a ...

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 was once a boxing hub of Chennai. We are planning to establish three state-of-the-art boxing coaching centres – one each for every two wards -- and use veteran coaches of Royapuram to ...

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 ...