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Royapuram railway station marks 170 years with steam loco run

Royapuram railway station marks 170 years with steam loco run

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    Inaugurated on June 28, 1856, Royapuram holds a landmark spot in Indian rail history as the first railway station in South India.

    — The Federal

  • center · 1 outlet

    CHENNAI: The first railway station in South India, Royapuram station marked 170 years of its history on Wednesday, with the Southern Railway organising a heritage event and operating a special steam locomotive service between Chennai Egmore and Royapuram. EIR-22, one of the world’s oldest working…

    — DT Next

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CHENNAI: The first railway station in South India, Royapuram station marked 170 years of its history on Wednesday, with the Southern Railway organising a heritage event and operating a special steam locomotive service between Chennai Egmore and Royapuram. EIR-22, one of the world’s oldest working…

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Royapuram railway station marks 170 years with steam loco run

CHENNAI: The first railway station in South India, Royapuram station marked 170 years of its history on Wednesday, with the Southern Railway organising a heritage event and operating a special steam locomotive service between Chennai Egmore and Royapuram. EIR-22, one of the world’s oldest working…

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