Ranippet railway station (original) (raw)

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. It serves the cities of Ranipet, Arcot and Walajapet. It is constructed under British rule in 1858. 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.