“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers…

An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

The Knowledge Library

Firsts in Indian Railways

Train From To Date
First Train Bombay (Boribandar) Thane 16 April 1853
First Passenger Train Howrah Hooghly 15 Aug 1854
First Electric Train Bombay (Victoria Terminus) Kurla 3 Feb 1925
First Rajdhani Express Howrah New Delhi 1 March 1969
First Shatabdi Express New Delhi Jhansi 1988
First Garib Rath Express Saharsa Amritsar 4 Oct 2006
First Duronto Express Sealdah New Delhi 19 Sept 2009
First Rajya Rani Express Mysore Bangalore 01 July 2011
First Humsafar Express Gorakhpur Anand Vihar 16 Dec 2016
First Antyodaya Express Ernakulam Howrah 27 Feb 2017
First Tejas Express Mumbai Goa 22 May 2017
The first under ground railway in India started in Kolkata in 1984.
Computerized Passenger Reservation system was introduced in Indian Railways in 1986.

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