Question
Download Solution PDFIn which of the following years was the first train run in India?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe 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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