2006-11-20 00:58:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
On Saturday April 16, 1853, the first Indian train (popularly called as Aag Gadi) steamed off from Bori Bunder to Thana a distance of 34 km. The train drawn by three engines covered the 34 km distance in 57 minutes.-
2006-11-20 01:50:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really dont know the name but this is what I got from the internet,
The first train in India became operational on 1851-12-22, and was used for the hauling of construction material in Roorkee. A few years later, on 1853-04-16, the first passenger train between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thana covering a distance of 34 km (21 miles) was inaugurated, formally heralding the birth of railways in India.
2006-11-20 01:17:15 · answer #2 · answered by maxvijay2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first train in India became operational on 1851-12-22, and was used for the hauling of construction material in Roorkee. A few years later, on 1853-04-16, the first passenger train between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thana covering a distance of 34 km (21 miles) was inaugurated, formally heralding the birth of railways in India.
2006-11-20 22:04:57 · answer #3 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first train of India was Fairy Queen .Which ran from Pune to Thane.
2006-11-20 01:14:11 · answer #4 · answered by ravi ranjan s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to know the Station name , when the first train running between Howrah to pundooah
2014-07-17 21:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by Sanjoy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋