Southern Railway, Chennai defeated host East Coast Railway in the exciting final by 3-2 sets to emerge champions in the 56th All-India Railway Volleyball Championship, which concluded at Rail Vihar ground here today. After losing the first two sets 23-25, 24-26, the Chennai side made a commanding comeback to win the next three sets 25-16,25-23, 15-9.
Earlier in the semifinals, Southern Railway beat Western Railway Mumbai by 3-1 sets (21-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-22), while East Coast Railway would meet Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi.