Ranippet railway station

Ranipettai railway station, station code: RPT (TAMIL: இராணிப்பேட்டை தொடர்வண்டி நிலையம்) is a terminal railway station which falls under the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It belongs to chennai division. It is the oldest railway station.[1][2] It serves the cities of Ranipet, Arcot and Walajapet. It is constructed under British rule in 1858.[3] It was constructed as a siding railway station at that time. This railway station is used to transport goods from Ranippettai town to Royapuram railway station. Currently this railway station is used as a goods terminal for Ranipettai.

History

It is the first train that ran in India. Later India's first passenger train starts running in the year 1853 from Bori Bunder To thane. Now Royapuram railway station is the oldest surviving railway station in India.

Current situation

Train services were stopped in Ranippettai railway station after gauge conversion from metre gauge to broad gauge due to poor patronage.[3] Plans are there to operate this railway station as a freight terminal due to increasing demands of cargo movement to nearby railway stations around Ranippettai town.[1] But plans are made by railways to operate this railway station as a goods terminal.[4][5][6] On 20 January 2021, this railway station becomes operational once again by transporting goods from Ranipet railway station to Dwarapudi in Andhra Pradesh.[3] This railway station became operational after 25 years.

References
  1. "Ranipet railway station to hear chugging of trains soon". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "Ranippettai Railway Station Picture & Video Gallery – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Ranipet railway station gets new lease of life". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. "ராணிப்பேட்டை ரயில் நிலையத்தில் சென்னை ரயில்வே கூடுதல் பொது மேலாளா் ஆய்வு". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. "Rail plan hit by fund crunch". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "ராணிப்பேட்டையில் ரெயில் நிலையம், நடவடிக்கை, முகமதுஜான் எம்.பி,Railway Station, Ranipetta Action, Mohammadan MP". Maalaimalar (in Tamil). Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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