INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -The very first proposal of Railway under the British Administration was at Chennai (then Madras) in the year 1832 that is twenty-one years ahead of first operational Railway line in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832. The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in 1836–1837. It was called the Red Hill Railway and used a rotary steam locomotive manufactured by William Avery.

Detailed explanation-4: -Royapuram was selected as the location for the new station as it was on the edge of a settlement of British traders and natives near Fort St. George. With the opening of the main terminus, the Royapuram station, on 28 June 1856 by the then Governor Lord Harris, the railway line was opened for traffic on 1 July 1856.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1844, the Governor-General of India Lord Hardinge allowed private entrepreneurs to set up a rail system in India. Two new railway companies were created and the East India Company was asked to assist them. Interest from investors in the UK led to the rapid creation of a rail system over the next few years.