Indian Railways: The Early Lines
From Graces Guide
1853 April 16th. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway ran their first trains on a section between Bombay and Tannah (Thane).
1854 August 15th. The East Indian Railway ran their first trains on a section from Howrah to Hooghly
1856 July 1st. The Madras Railway ran their first trains between Veyasarpaudy and Walajah Road (Arcot)
1860 The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway ran their first trains
1861 May 13th. The Scinde Railway opened connecting Karachi to Kotri
1861 The Great Southern of India Railway opened its first line between Tiruchirappalli and Nagapattinam
1862 The Eastern Bengal Railway opened its first section
1867 The first part of the Indian Branch Railway line between Oudh and Rohilkhand was opened.
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