18 interesting facts about India Railways 1) Indian Railways started its service 161 years ago on 16 April 1853 when the first passenger train was run over a stretch of 33 kilometres from Mumbai to Thane. The train with 14 railway carriages, carrying around 400 guests, left Bori Bunder at 3:30 p.m. that day. It was declared a public holiday

गरज उठे मुगलसराय यार्ड में खड़े 101 इंजन - जोशीली सलामी, 15 अगस्त को वाराणसी : 14 अगस्त 1947 की आधी रात जब घड़ी की सुइयां 12 के अंक पर एकाकार हुई

. While the necessity of a national timetable was obvious, it raised one fundamental and thorny question: what time is it? . The 1830s saw a boom in railway building in England, as local companies seized their chance to establish themselves within a burgeoning national rail network. A national timetable, however, did not appear until this