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Nawab of India who had his own private railway station: You must have heard many stories about the rich Nawabs of India who carried a rich cultural lineage. From the likes of Nawab of Hyderabad – Mir Osman Ali Khan to Nawab of Pataudi – Nawab Iftikhar Ali Khan & Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the stories of Indian Nawabs have been covered in much detail. However, do you know the story of the Indian Nawab who had his personal private railway station and a train running till his palace. Here are all the details you need to know about Nawab Hamid Ali Khan, one of the richest Nawabs of India. Who is Nawab Hamid Ali Khan?
As India struggled under the British Raj in the early 20th century, the princely state of Rampur was glowing quiet opulence and the Nawab of the state, Nawab Hamid Ali Khan enjoyed a rich empire including a private railway station which was used only by the royal family of Rampur. Did Nawab Hamid Ali Khan own a Private Railway station?
The Nawab Hamid Ali Khan enjoyed such a rich lifestyle that while most Indians couldn't afford a second-class ticket, he had two royal salon coaches permanently stationed and ready to roll. Equipped with chandeliers, carved furniture, Persian carpets and even separate kitchens for Indian vegetarian and English non-vegetarian cuisines, the Railway coaches of Nawab Hamid Ali Khan weren't just compartments but moving Royal palaces. What happened to Railway coaches of Nawab Hamid Ali Khan?
Talking about what happened to the Railway compartments, Nawab Raza Ali Khan gifted two royal coaches to the Government of India after partition in 1954. The coaches remained in use until 1966 which was surprisingly the Nawab's year of death. Following his death in 1966, the activity at the private station of Nawab Hamid Ali Khan declined significantly and around the same period, the abolition of the privy purse—a financial allowance to former princely states also led to the eventual closure of the private railway station.
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