What is India’s longest railway station name?

 India's longest railway station name is Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station in Chennai, formerly known as Chennai Central, which has 57 letters.

It was implemented in 2019 year, in honour of the former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran..

Short form it is called as MGR Chennai Central

Previously it was Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh which has 28 letters

This spot lies between Renigunta (Tirupati) and Arakkonam Line.

This station name can be read by splitting it as Venkata+Narasimha+Rajuvaripeta

How many terminus railway stations are in India?

 •There is NO officially fixed number of terminal stations in India.

•In terms of busiest and most famous there are 13 terminus railway station in India

⭐The following Terminal Station (Broad Gauge)

1. MGR Chennai Central (MAS)

2) Mangalore Central (MAQ)

3)Hyderabad Deccan Nampally (HYB

4)Visakhapatnam Junction (VSKP)

5)Church Gate

6) Mumbai CSMT

7)Bandra Terminus (BDTS)

8)Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)

9)Howrah Junction (HWH)

10)Sealdah (SLDH)

11)Shalimar (SHM)

12)Anand Vihar Terminal (Delhi) (ANVT)

13) Lucknow Junction NER (LJN)

•A terminal station (also called a terminus) in railways is a station where a train route ends or begins-the tracks do not continue beyond it.

•At end of the track there is no enough space to build railway track.These stations locates near Coastal area or the area where there is no space due to unavailability of land like

In forest areas and ghat section where buliding railway track is challenging, difficult terrain and near border regions where track extension is restricted, on low-demand routes where extension is planned for the future or temporarily halted due to funding issues, and in high-density areas where roads exist on the opposite side.

⭐Other terminal stations, state-wise”

•Kerala:Cochin Harbour Terminus, Nilambur Road & Guruvayur

•Karnataka:Talguppa, Chamarajanagar,Dandeli Marikuppam and SMVT Bengaluru Terminal.

•Tamilnadu:-Pattabiram Military Siding E Depot (Chennai)

Agastiyampalli(AGX),Velankanni, Mannargudi,Rameswaram,Tuticorin,Tiruchendur,Kanyakumari,Bodinayakanur and Mettur Dam Railway Station

•Pondicherry:-Pondicherry (PDY)

•Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada Port, Narsapur Machilipatnam,Repalle and Macherla

Telangana:Medak, Siddipet,Bodhan, Manuguru and Bhadrachalam Road.

•Goa:-Vasco Da Gama

•Maharashtra:Uran (Mumbai)

,Dhule.Sai Nagar Shirdi, Kolhapur( S CSM Terminal),Baramati, Khopoli, Amravati Terminal,Kalamb,Ramtek,Gadchandur and Akot

•Gujarat:Naliya,Okha, Porbandar,Somnath,Pipavav,Bhavnagar Terminus,Palitana,Velavadar,Khambhat,Kathana and Ekta Nagar (Kevadiya)

•Madhya Pradesh:-Mandla Fort

•Rajashthan:-Jaisalmer,Pokaran,Anupgarh,Sadarshahr And Parbatsar City

•Punjab:-Khem Karan,Dera Baba Nanak ,Hoshiarpur,Jaijon Doaba, Rahon,Qadian and Husainiwala (near Firozpur)

•Haryana:Kalka

•Himachal Pradesh:-Daulatpur Chowk

•Jammu and Kashmir:-Baramulla

•Uttarakhand:Dehradun, Rishikesh, Kotdwar Ramnagar,Kathgodam and Tanakpur

•Uttar Pradesh:-Nauntanwa,NepalGanj Road,Sambhal Hatim Sarai,Barhaj Bazar,Brahmavart,Shaktinagar,and Hathras Killah and Konch Railway Station

•Bihar:-Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna) Jogbani,Raxaul,laukaha Bazar,Bhikhna Thori,Bihariganj and Teznarayanpur

•West Bengal:

Digha,Haldia,Namkhana,Canning,Hasnabad,Diamond Harbour, Rajmahal and Lalgola

•Jharkhand:-Sindri Town,Gua,Barbil,Rajmahal and Giridih.

•Chhattisgarh: Kirandul,Dharamjaigarh Road,Rajim, Ambikapur, Chirimiri and Gevra Road near Korba,

Odisha:Puri,Paradeep,Junagarh Road,Gunupur Biramitrapur, Badampahar,Sardega and Barsuan

•North Eastern States:

Assam:Ledo,Sile (Pasighat), Dibrugarh Town Station,Dhubri,Mendi Pathar,Bhalukpong,Dangari,Dullabchera,Mairabari Silghat Town,Tezpur and Silchar

Arunachal Pradesh-Naharlagun

Nagaland:-Shokhuvi

•Tripura:-Sabroom

•Manipur:-Khongsang

Mizoram:Sairang

•Although a railway line may end at a terminal station, it does not necessarily mean permanent termination, as further extension is possible if infrastructure is developed or enough land available

A good example is Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, where trains initially terminated, but later the line was extended as part of the USBRL project linking Udhampur to Srinagar.

•There are many such terminal station exist despite enough land to extend

•Terminal stations such as Dhule, Sai Nagar Shirdi, and Kolhapur in Maharashtra, and Guruvayur Nilambur Road in Kerala have strong potential for major future development and expansion.

⭐Meter Gauge Terminal Station

•Tamilnadu:-Udagamandalam (Ooty)

•Gujarat:-Veravel (MG),Kodinar,Delvada and Amreli

•Madhya Pradesh:-Dr Ambedkar Nagar (MG) and Omkareshwar Road

•Uttar Pradesh:-Chandan chauki.Gauri Phanta,Nanpara (MG)

⭐Narrow Gauge Terminal Station

•West Bengal:-Darjeeling

•Himachal Pradesh:-Shimla,Jogindar Nagar

•Gujarat:Waghai

•Maharashtra:-Matheran

•So these are the 13 terminus railway stations that are among the busiest and most famous.”and also Revenue wise

Which is the last railway station in India?

 🟢Kanyakumari is the last railway station in India where no land border country is there and terminates in Tamilnadu

•Also it is the last railway station in the Southern point.

⭐Also Last railway station it depends upon on geographic location, direction wise

🟢Northern point is Baramulla railway station in Jammu and Kashmir

🟢Western Point is Okha Railway Station in Gujarat

Note- In the future,Naliya railway station in Desalpur - Naliya section which is currently undergoing gauge conversion will be the Western Point last railway station in Gujarat.

•The line to Naliya station will be extended from Bhuj railway station in Gandhidham - Bhuj section.

🟢Eastern point Ledo railway station in Assam

•Also Nearest railway station to Myanmar which is 70km by road

⭐There are several Indian states where railway lines end near international borders or serve as entry points toward neighboring countries such as Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.

🇵🇰3 States which gives connectivity to Pakistan

•Rajasthan:-Munabao,Anupgarh

•Munabao is just 2.5 km away to Pakistan

Popular train like Thar Link Express, used to go this route.

•Punjab:-Attari Shyam Singh,Major Entry point towards Lahore Pakistan

•Samjhauta Express (Delhi-Lahore) used to go in this route.

•located roughly 3 km from the Wagah border.

•Other Station in Punjab:Husainiwala Station,

Dera baba Nanak Station,Khem Karan Station

•Jammu & Kashmir:Jammu Tawi Station,44 km away to Sialkot Pakistan.

🇳🇵3 States share border with Nepal

•Bihar:Raxaul Station (Entry Point to Kathmandu which is 140km away

•Jaynagar Station

•Recently 1 train operating from Jaynagar (Bihar, India to Nepal Jaynagar-Kurtha DEMU train

(often listed as JK1/KJ2), which links Jaynagar to Kurtha in Nepal. This cross-border service covers 34.5 km and is operated by Nepal Railways

•3rd one is Jogbani Railway Station

•Laukaha Bazar Station.

•Uttarakhand:Tanakpur (Nearest station to Nepal)

•Uttar Pradesh:-Nepal Ganj Road,Chandan Chauki,Nautanwa

🇧🇹Entry point for Bhutan:-Hasimara (HSA) in West Bengal

•located approximately 17-18 km from the border town of Phuentsholing. Other major nearby stations include New Alipurduar (NOQ) and New Jalpaiguri (NJP), which offer better connectivity to major Indian cities

🇧🇩3 States sharing border with Bangladesh

•a)West Bengal:-Gede Railway Station.

•Main Entry Point for Dhaka and also last railway station in West Bengal.Currently no train operating

•Maitree Express (Kolkata–Dhaka), Bandhan Express (Kolkata–Khulna), and Mitali Express (New Jalpaiguri–Dhaka)

These services connect West Bengal to major Bangladeshi cities,

•Other station in West Bengal:-Petrapole (Near Bangaon Jn,Lalgola,Singhabad (Near Malda Town),

Balurghat,Radhikapur,Haldibari,New Jalpaiguri Jn,New Changrabandha

•Assam:-Mahisasan Railway Station

•Tripura:Sabroom,Agartala

🇲🇲3 States which is near to Myanmar Border

•Assam:-Ledo,Murkongselek

•Manipur:Khongsang Near Imphal,70 km away to Myanmar

•Mizoram:Newly Constructed Sairang Railway Station which is 206km away to Myanma

🇱🇰 Nearest location Railway Station to Sri Lanka:-Rameshwaram is the last railway station and nearest location to Srilanka which is 20km away,though Sri Lanka doesn't have Railway line connecting from Rameshwaramm

•Only option is by flight from Chennai to Sri Lanka or cruise ship from Rameshwaram to Sri Lanka

•Though there is 1 railway station exist Abandoned Dhanushkodi (last land of India).After that no Railway line or by road exist to Sri Lanka.

•So obviously Kanyakumari is the last railway station where no land border is there..after several km will be ocean surrounded 🌊

What is a cantonment railway station? How is it different from other railway stations?

 ABOUT CANTONMENT RAILWAY STATION

• Cantonment railway station are those railway stations which was established near a military station (Cantonment).
• The term ‘Cantonment’ stands for a large army establishment.
• During the British Raj, there were many areas within a city which had military establishments, Regimental Centres etc.
• Many Cantonment stations in India are small stations with limited stoppages of trains like Delhi Cantt, Meerut Cantt but there are some cities which have Cantonment stations serving as the main station for the city like Agra Cantt, Ambala Cantt etc.
• There are some railway station in India which are classified as Junction railway station because of more connectivity of railway lines from different parts of India but in actual, they are called Cantonment railway station in the city because those station lies in the Cantonment region of the city. The name of stations are Varanasi Junction and Allahabad Junction.

How is Cantonment railway stations different from other railway stations?

• The main difference between Cantonment railway stations and other railway stations is there is presence of Movement Control Office (MCO) at Cantonment railway stations.
• MCO (Movement Control Office) is a place where Indian Army Personnel going for the duty or coming for the duty by train reports here.

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AGRA CANTT RAILWAY STATION

AMBALA CANTT RAILWAY STATION

BAREILLY CANTT RAILWAY STATION

BENGALURU CANTT RAILWAY STATION

DELHI CANTT RAILWAY STATION

GORAKHPUR CANTT RAILWAY STATION

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