The history of railway in India has been as interesting and fun, the more old Nawabs have been. There was a time when princely states and Nawabs dominated India, who were known for their royal style. He lived his life in a luxurious way.
In such a situation, today we will tell you about the Nawab of India, for which a private railway station was built. He was the only royal Nawab, whose palace used to go to the palace.
Richest princely state
Yes, such questions are often asked to students preparing for competitive examinations. At the same time, it is very important to know the answer to this question in terms of general knowledge. As such, you must have heard about the princely state of Rampur, which was located in Uttar Pradesh. After independence, it was considered to be the richest princely state among about 550 princely states.
Royal style
The Nawabs of Rampur princely state were known for their royal style and luxurious lifestyle. His style was so unique that even today people remember him. Before the independence of India, the princely state of Rampur was considered one of the richest princely states in the country. The pride of the Nawabs was such that he had built a private railway station for himself.
Hamid Ali Khan
Actually, the Nawab’s name is Hamid Ali Khan, who was the ninth Nawab of the princely state of Rampur. Who laid the tracks and built private railway stations to bring the train to their palace. This was a unique decision taken for him at that time. This private railway line was about 40 kilometers, which was laid between Milak to Rampur.
Bought 4 bogies purchased
Not only this, in the year 1925, the Nawab bought four bogies from Baroda State Train Builder, which was very special in itself. These bugs were named ‘years’, in which all the amenities including kitchen, bedroom were available. In a coach, Nawab Hamid Ali used to travel himself, while his family and servants used to travel in the remaining three coaches, which is considered a royal style of that time. However, the Nawab had to follow some protocols. For example, whenever he had to travel by his train, he used to inform the Ministry of Railways. After this, their ‘years’ gates were added to the regular train going on the respective route. After the death of Hamid Ali Khan in 1930, the next Nawab Raja Ali Khan used this private train like his ancestors and retained his royal tradition.
Work came under Indo-Pak partition
During the partition between India and Pakistan in 1947, the Muslim population of Rampur was taken by Nawab Raja Ali Khan using his personal bugs. Subsequently, in 1954, he gave two of his bugs to the Government of India, which was used till 1966. However, later it slowed down. This private railway station was later closed and thus a royal era came to an end.
