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Posted: Aug 15 2020 (19:59)
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Today in Transportation History – 1854: The First Passenger Railway Train in Eastern India,
The first passenger railway train in eastern India (at the time under the rule of the British East India Company) steamed out of the present-day city of Howrah at 8:30 a.m. for the city of Hooghly. The trip took a total of 91 minutes.
This segment of the East Indian Railway Company – ultimately known as only the East Indian Railway – covered approximately 24 miles. The segment was officially opened about 16 months after India’s first passenger train,...
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The first passenger railway train in eastern India (at the time under the rule of the British East India Company) steamed out of the present-day city of Howrah at 8:30 a.m. for the city of Hooghly. The trip took a total of 91 minutes.
This segment of the East Indian Railway Company – ultimately known as only the East Indian Railway – covered approximately 24 miles. The segment was officially opened about 16 months after India’s first passenger train,...
more...
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