Indian Railways and Its History

Indian Railways (IR) is a department of the Indian Government that works under the Ministry of Railways. The introduction of a Indian rail system transformed the whole history of India. On 22nd Dec' 1851, the first train came on the track to carry the construction material at Roorkee in India. On 16th Apr' 1853 the first passenger train service was introduced between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thana. South India Travel

In the eastern part of India, the first passenger train steamed out of Howrah station for Hooghly, a distance of 24 miles, on August 15, 1854. This marked the formation of the East Indian Railway. The Northeastern Railway also developed rapidly. On October 19, 1875, the train between Hathras Road and Mathura Cantonment was started.

In South India, the Madras Railway Company opened the first railway line between Veyasarpaudy and the Walajah Road (Arcot). Some of the trains started by the British are still in existence. The Frontier Mail is one such train. Indian Trains like the Deccan Queen from Bombay to Secunderabad and the Grand Trunk Express from Delhi to Madras are some other prominent trains initiated by the British.

Shatabdi The Kalka Mail from Howrah to Kalka was introduced with the specific goal of facilitating the annual migration of British officials, their families and their retinue of servants and clerks from the imperial capital at Calcutta to the summer capital in Shimla. From Kalka, there was the remarkable toy train service to Shimla. this train service was also known as the Viceroy's Toy Train. North India Travel