<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>
where was the first railway line laid in india
where was the first railway line laid in india
from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras
from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras