INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

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 title ‘Father of Indian Railways’ was given to Lord Dalhousie. He was the Governor-General of India between the period of 1848 to 1856. He convinced the British to introduce a Railway network in India and is thus called the father of Indian Railways.

Detailed explanation-4: -The railway was introduced by Dalhousie who served as Governor General of India from 1848-1853. The first railway line was introduced by Dalhousie on 16th April 1853 from Mumbai to Thane.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie. Lord Dalhousie was the British Governor-General who introduced railways in India: He served as Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856. He is popularly known as the “father of the Indian railway".