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Who was the Governor-General during the first train run in India?

Who was the Governor-General during the first train run in India? Correct Answer Lord Dalhousie

Key Points

  • In the south, the first line was opened on 1st July 1856 by the Madras Railway Company.
  • It ran between Vyasarpadi Jeeva Nilayam (Veyasarpandy) and Walajah Road (Arcot).
  • its distance was 63 miles.
  • In the North, a length of 119 miles of line was laid from Allahabad to Kanpur on 3rd March 1859.
  • The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic on 19th October 1875.
  •  Indian railway:
    • The first railway on the Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane.
    • The governor-general at that time was Lord Dahousie
    • 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.
    • The formal inauguration ceremony was performed on 16th April 1853.
    • The first train had 14 railway carriages and carried about 400 guests.
    • It was operated by three locomotives, named Sahib, Sultan, and Sindh.

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