GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Question
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The first train steamed off from Mumbai to Thane in 1853, covering a distance of ____
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100 KM
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34 KM
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50 KM
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80 KM
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 16th April 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane. The first railway steamed off in India from Mumbai to Thane in 1853 covering a total distance of 34 km. It was operated by three locomotives, named Sahib, Sultan, and Sindh, and had thirteen carriages.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1853, the first-ever passenger train in India ran from Bombay to Thane, under the management of the Great Indian Peninsular railway.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane.
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