TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
RAILWAYS
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Question
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Calcutta-New-Delhi
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Bombay-Agra
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Bombay-Thane
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New-Dehli-Bombay
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway is the name of the train that ran first from Bori Bunder to Thane in 1853. With 14 carriages and 400 passengers, Great Indian Peninsula Railway operated the first passenger train in India from Bori Bunder to Thane.
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. The inaugural journey received a salute of 21 guns.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai (Bori Bunder) to Thane on April 16, 1853 and covered a distance of 34 km.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane.