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Posted: Feb 09 2017 (16:46)
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Last Response: Feb 10 2017 (11:39)
21 Responses
Last Response: Feb 10 2017 (11:39)
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While in some cases, the alphabets relate to the name given to the station by the Britishers, in other cases it is for the convenience of...
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Egmore and Beach stations belonged to the South Indian Railway company while the Central station belonged to the Madras railway company. So, to differentiate, they might have used different abbreviations for the name 'Madras'.
Or it is possible that the 'A' in MAS referred to it being on the Arakkonam/Arcot main line. But I think the former reason is probably the actual one
Or it is possible that the 'A' in MAS referred to it being on the Arakkonam/Arcot main line. But I think the former reason is probably the actual one
5 Public Posts - Fri Feb 10, 2017