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The Only Nawab in India to Own a Railway Station: A Story 99% Don't Know!
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News18•26-09-2026, 16:25
The Only Nawab in India to Own a Railway Station: A Story 99% Don't Know!
- •Nawab Hamid Ali Khan, the ninth Nawab of Rampur princely state, owned a private railway station within his palace.
- •In 1925, the Nawab commissioned a special four-coach royal train named 'The Saloon,' designed as a moving palace.
- •The train featured a royal bedroom, dining car, fully equipped kitchen, and separate rooms for staff, guards, and cooks.
- •A 40-kilometer railway line from Milak to Rampur connected his palace directly to the main railway line.
- •During the 1947 partition, Nawab Hamid Ali Khan used his train to help many needy families safely reach Pakistan.
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Nawab Hamid Ali Khan, the ninth Nawab of the Rampur princely state in Uttar Pradesh, owned a private railway station built inside his palace.
Commissioned in 1925, the four-coach train featured Persian carpets, carved teakwood furniture, grand chandeliers, a royal bedroom, a dining car, a fully equipped kitchen, an entertainment room, and separate quarters for staff and guards.
Historical and media reports estimate that constructing the private railway station within the Rampur palace would cost around 113 crore rupees.
