INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The history of Indian Railways dates back to over 160 years ago. 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 passenger train steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hooghly, a distance of 24 miles, on 15th August, 1854. Thus the first section of the East Indian Railway was opened to public traffic, inaugurating the beginning of railway transport on the Eastern side of the sub-continent.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16 April 1853. The first train started from Bori Bunder in Bombay at 3:35 pm on April 16, 1853 with a 21-gun salute. It had 14 carriages.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first train was run by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (now Central Railway) between Bori Bunder (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Thane, a distance of 34 km, on 16 April 1853 at 15:35.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was the first passenger train to run in India. It had three locomotives – Sahib, Sultan, and Sindh, and 14 carriages. A distance of 34 km was covered by the train. More items