India’s longest railway station name has 57 letters, it is located in…

Situated in Tamil Nadu, Chennai Central Railway Station is popularly known to be the world’s longest railway station names. With a network that boasts the fourth largest railway system throughout the globe, India stretches across a total of 132,310 kilometers, or 82,210 miles, composed of 7,335 individual railway stations.

Among these numerous stations, Chennai Central Railway Station demands special mention. Why, you might ask? Its becauase of its official name, “Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station”, remains one of the lengthiest ever.

Formerly known as Madras Central and then Chennai Central, the name of the railway station got a makeover in 2019 and it was renamed as the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station. The name changing move came after the central government gave a green light to the suggestion put forward by the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu. The idea was to pay respects to the former Chief Minister, M.G. Ramachandran, as highlighted by the coverage on Mathrubhumi.com.

In a recent social media update, the Southern Railway shared some fascinating specifics about the famously named Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, located in Tamil Nadu. They’ve mentioned that this railway station in Chennai holds the unique distinction of having the longest name amongst all Indian railway stations, boasting a total of 57 letters.

Did you know that Chennai Central Railway Station boasts the longest name among all Indian railway stations

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— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) August 4, 2024

In the charming country of Wales, you’ll find a railway station with an incredibly unique claim to fame. Its title? Well, brace yourself – it’s none other than

“Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.” Gloriously standing at 58 letters long, this station holds the record for not only the longest station name, but also the longest place name in all of Europe and indeed the world. Quite a mouthful, isn’t it?