TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
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Kolkotta-raniganj
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Chennai-vishakapatanam
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Bombay-thane
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Hospet-ballari
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 16th April 1853, the first passenger train ran between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane, a distance of 34 km. It was operated by three locomotives, named Sahib, Sultan and Sindh, and had thirteen carriages.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first train on the Indian sub-continent ran from Bori Bunder in Mumbai to Thane at 3.30 pm on April 16, 1853. The 14-carriage train carried 400 guests and covered a distance of 34 km.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane. The idea of a railway to connect Bombay with Thane, Kalyan and with the Thal and Bhore Ghats inclines first occurred to Mr. George Clark, the Chief Engineer of the Bombay Government, during a visit to Bhandup in 1843.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dapoorie Viaduct, 1854, on the Mumbai-Thane route is the first railway bridge in India.