Historedia
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First Commercial Passenger Train

When
16 April 1853
Where
Bori Bunder
Part of
First passenger railway in India opens from Bombay to Thana

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway ran the first commercial passenger train from Bori Bunder to Thane on 16 April 1853, carrying 400 passengers.

The train consisted of 14 carriages hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan. The journey covered 34 kilometers and took 57 minutes. The day was declared a public holiday, marking the formal beginning of the Indian Railways era.

Sources

  1. Great Indian Peninsula Railway Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  2. Indian Railways Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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