Question

In which year did Indian railways start

Answer 1

Answer:

In 1853 Indian railway was started

Answer 2

The Indian railways started on 16 April 1853

Explanation:

• The Indian Railways is 150 years  old. Indian railways completed its 167 years of successful journey in the year 2019 in the month of April.
• The first train was run in the year 1853 in the month of April itself from Boribunder station of Mumbai to Thane station. This was a 34 km journey and was the first successful journey of Indian Railways.
• Indian Railways started making profit from the year 1901 as the government intervention in the railways decreased significantly.