Question

When was the first railway line opened in India?
A. 1803
B. 1823
C. 1843
D. 1853

Answer 1

Hint: Before the year 1853, the trains in India were used only to transport goods like granite stones, construction materials, etc. The first rain in India named Red hill railway ran from Red hill to Chintadripet in 1832 in order to supply granite stones

Complete answer:
The first rain in India named the Red hill railway ran from Red hill to Chintadripet in 1832 in order to supply granite stones. Later on, trains like Godavari Dam construction railway, Madras railway, East India railway, Great Indian Peninsular Railway, Solani Aqueduct Railway were incorporated from 1845 to 1851. But all these trains were meant only to transport mainly construction material. It was the year 1853 when the first passenger train in India ran 34 Km long between Bori bunder, Bombay and Thane, Bombay. The train carried about 400 people and was operated by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway; the train had three steam locomotives namely Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan. Later on, this railway line was extended up to Kalyan. On the other hand, the first passenger railway train ran from Howrah, Calcutta to Hoogly in Eastern India in 1854. The first passenger railway train in the South ran 60 miles long from Madras to Arcot in 1856. In 1925, India’s first electric passenger train ran between Victoria Terminus and Kurla. Later on, various railway lines became electrified in order to facilitate electric trains. India’s railway systems were reorganized into regional zones in 1951 with the creation of Southern railway, Central railway, and Western Railway. Later on in the year 1952, the Northern railway, the Eastern railway, and the North-Eastern railway were created.

Thus, the correct option is D.

Note: Indian railway is a governmental entity under the Ministry of Railways that operates India’s national railway system. It is the third-largest railway network in the world.