INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

RAILWAYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was the first electric train started in India?
A
1925
B
1950
C
1965
D
1936
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first electric train ran in India with the inauguration of services between Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour on 3rd Feb 1925 on ex-GIP Railway system.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first electric train in India was ‘Deccan Queen’. It was introduced in 1929 between Bombay and Poona.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deccan Queen, which has been running between Mumbai and Pune since 1930, is the country’s first superfast train, first long-distance electric-hauled train, first vestibuled train, first train to have a “ladies only” car and the first train to feature a dining car.

Detailed explanation-4: -And with success: on May 31, 1879, Siemens & Halske presented the world’s first electric train in which power was supplied through the rails.

Detailed explanation-5: -Historical Background : First Electric EMU train on Western Railway line was started on 5th January, 1928 between Colaba to Borivali.

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