<P> India 's first railway proposals were made in Madras in 1832 . The Red Hill Railway , the country 's first train , ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837 . It was hauled by a rotary steam - engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery . Built by Arthur Cotton , the railway was primarily used to transport granite stone for road - building work in Madras . In 1845 , the Godavari Dam Construction Railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry . Also built by Cotton , it supplied stone for the construction of a dam over the Godavari River . </P>
<P> India 's first railway proposals were made in Madras in 1832 . The Red Hill Railway , the country 's first train , ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837 . It was hauled by a rotary steam - engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery . Built by Arthur Cotton , the railway was primarily used to transport granite stone for road - building work in Madras . In 1845 , the Godavari Dam Construction Railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry . Also built by Cotton , it supplied stone for the construction of a dam over the Godavari River . </P>
when did the first train run in india
when did the first train run in india
1837
1837