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On which route did India's first railway run in 1853?1. Mumbai - Kalyan2. Mumbai - Thane3. Thane - Kalyan4. None of these

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Mumbai - Thane

The correct answer is Mumbai - Thane. 

India’s first rail run on Mumbai – Thane route in 1853.

  • It was the first passenger train to run in India.
  • It had three locomotives – Sahib, Sultan, and Sindh, and 14 carriages.
  • A distance of 34 km was covered by the train.
  • Based on the success of this rail, the launch of Eastern railway in 1854 and South railway in 1856.

  • Lord Dalhousie is considered as the “Father of Indian Railway”.
  • 1st electric train in India – Feb 03, 1925, between Borivali (Mumbai) and Kurla Harbour (Mumbai) on ex-GIP (Great Indian Peninsular) railway system
  • 1st locomotive to start work in India – THOMSON (December 22, 1851)

  • 1st goods train in India – Between Roorkee and Kaliyar Sharif (Uttarakhand) in 1852; this train remained operational for 9 months after its engine caught fire and the line was shut.
  • 1st locomotive’s name was renamed from THOMSON to JENNY LIND. 


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