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. During 1845, Madras Railway Company was mooted and in the year 1852, Madras Guaranteed Railway Company was formed.

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: -India’s first railway opened in 1853, a 32 km line between Bombay and Thane.

Detailed explanation-5: -The railway was one of the important modern technology introduced in India by the British during colonial rule. The first ever railway line in the country was built between Bombay and Thane during the tenure of Lord Dalhousie.