Royapuram is a locality in the northern part of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for its beach, and for Royapuram Railway Station. The station is the first railway station of south India, opening in 1856, and is today the oldest surviving railway station of the Indian subcontinent[1]
The region existed as a well known settlement during the Chola times, but the name Royapuram is derived from a Tamil appellation for St. Peter, Royappa, in connection with St. Peter's Church in the area.[2] The region was originally called Rayarapuram named after the Rayar Kings who rules down South. It is also believed that the British / Anglo Indias settled in this locality were called Rayars which lent the name Rayarpuram[3]
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royapuram, this, article, possibly, contains, original, research, please, improve, verifying, claims, made, adding, inline, citations, statements, consisting, only, original, research, should, removed, march, 2019, learn, when, remove, this, template, message,. This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Royapuram is a locality in the northern part of the city of Chennai Tamil Nadu India It is best known for its beach and for Royapuram Railway Station The station is the first railway station of south India opening in 1856 and is today the oldest surviving railway station of the Indian subcontinent 1 RoyapuramneighbourhoodRoyapuram fishing harbourRoyapuramShow map of ChennaiRoyapuramShow map of Tamil NaduRoyapuramShow map of IndiaCoordinates 13 06 15 N 80 17 37 E 13 10403 N 80 29366 E 13 10403 80 29366 Coordinates 13 06 15 N 80 17 37 E 13 10403 N 80 29366 E 13 10403 80 29366CountryIndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictChennaiMetroChennaiLanguages OfficialTamilTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN600 013Vehicle registrationTN 04 Contents 1 History 2 Politics 2 1 State assembly politics 3 Lok Sabha politics 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe region existed as a well known settlement during the Chola times but the name Royapuram is derived from a Tamil appellation for St Peter Royappa in connection with St Peter s Church in the area 2 The region was originally called Rayarapuram named after the Rayar Kings who rules down South It is also believed that the British Anglo Indias settled in this locality were called Rayars which lent the name Rayarpuram 3 From the 14th century the erstwhile Vijayanagara Rulers 4 controlled this region till the Madras land grant to Francis Day 5 6 Royapuram Railway Station opened in 1856 Royapuram Railway Station was the first railway station constructed in South India and second railway line in South Asia The first train service commenced in 1856 from here to Arcot the then capital of the Carnatic region 7 Politics EditRoyapuram vote by alliance in assembly elections Year All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK 2006 53 3 50 647 39 1 37 1442001 56 8 44 465 39 3 30 7531996 35 4 27 485 57 8 44 8931991 59 0 46 218 37 8 29 5651989 8 0 6 532 46 0 37 7421984 50 3 40 727 48 7 39 4321980 49 1 36 455 50 3 37 3901977 31 3 22 626 33 5 24 217State assembly politics Edit Main article Royapuram State Assembly Constituency Lok Sabha politics EditRoyapuram assembly constituency is part of Chennai North Lok Sabha constituency 8 References Edit India portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royapuram The train to Royapuram Mint 25 May 2012 Muthiah S 11 September 2011 Madras miscellany The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 18 May 2019 Bureau The Hindu 6 July 2022 Watch Inside India s oldest surviving railway station The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 16 July 2022 Krishnamachari Suganthy 21 August 2014 Madras is not alien The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 18 May 2019 District profile Chennai district administration official website Chennai tn nic in Retrieved 7 September 2009 C S Srinivasachari 1939 History of the City of Madras pp 63 69 The South s first station The Hindu Chennai 26 February 2003 Archived from the original on 2 July 2003 Retrieved 19 November 2011 List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies PDF Tamil Nadu Election Commission of India Archived from the original PDF on 4 May 2006 Retrieved 8 October 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royapuram amp oldid 1098600309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
