Royapuram

Royapuram
neighbourhood
Royapuram fishing harbour
Royapuram fishing harbour
Royapuram is located in Chennai
Royapuram
Royapuram
Royapuram is located in Tamil Nadu
Royapuram
Royapuram
Royapuram is located in India
Royapuram
Royapuram
Coordinates: 13°06′15″N 80°17′37″E / 13.10403°N 80.29366°E / 13.10403; 80.29366
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictChennai
MetroChennai
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
600 013
Vehicle registrationTN-04

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]

  1. ^ "The train to Royapuram". Mint. 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)