India's first commercial train journey was 45 minutes long
The first commercial train journey in India took place between Mumbai (then Bombay) and nearby city Thane (then Tannah) on April 16, 1853. The 34-km journey was completed in about 45 minutes in a 14-carriage-long train drawn by 3 locomotives named Sahib, Sultan, and Sindh. Around 400 people were present on the train for the journey.