8 Oldest Railway Stations In India

Howrah Railway Station, Kolkata

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Royapuram Railway Station, Chennai

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Old Delhi Railway Station

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Jaipur Railway Station

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Puducherry Railway Station

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Ghum Railway Station, Darjeeling

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Virangana Lakshmibai Station, Jhansi

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai

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