In which of the following years was the first train run in India?

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  1. 1853
  2. 1854
  3. 1852
  4. 1855

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Option 1 : 1853
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The correct answer is 1853.

Key Points

  • In 1853, the first passenger train in India run from Bombay (Bombay, now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) to Thane.
  • Indian Railways:
    • Lord Dalhousie introduced railways in India in 1853.
    • Indian Railway Board was established in March 1905
    • Indian Railway was nationalised in 1951.
    • The first Indian railway line in India was operated for public traffic in 1853 between Mumbai and Thane over a distance of 34 km.

Additional Information 

  • Railways have been divided into 18 zones.
  • Ashwini Vaishnav is the current Minister of Railways (July 2021).
  • The first electric train in India was ‘Deccan Queen’.
    • It was introduced in 1929 between Bombay and Poona.
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