<P> The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay ( Bori Bunder ) and Thane on 16 April 1853 . The 14 - carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives : Sahib , Sindh and Sultan . It could carry 400 people and ran on a line of 34 kilometres ( 21 mi ) built and operated by GIPR . This line was built in 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in ) broad gauge , which became the standard for railways in the country . In Eastern India , the first passenger railway train ran from Howrah ( near Calcutta ) to Hoogly on 15 August 1854 . The 39 - kilometre ( 24 mi ) line was built and operated by EIR . In May 1854 the Bombay -- Thane line was extended to Kalyan by building India 's first railway bridge , the Dapoorie viaduct , over Ulhas river . The line was extended to Khopoli in 1855 . In August 1855 , EIR Express and Fairy Queen steam locomotives started hauling trains . The first passenger train in South India ran from Royapuram and Veyasarapady ( Madras ) to Wallajah Road ( Arcot ) on 1 July 1856 on a 97 - kilometre ( 60 mi ) line built and operated by Madras Railway . </P>
<P> The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay ( Bori Bunder ) and Thane on 16 April 1853 . The 14 - carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives : Sahib , Sindh and Sultan . It could carry 400 people and ran on a line of 34 kilometres ( 21 mi ) built and operated by GIPR . This line was built in 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in ) broad gauge , which became the standard for railways in the country . In Eastern India , the first passenger railway train ran from Howrah ( near Calcutta ) to Hoogly on 15 August 1854 . The 39 - kilometre ( 24 mi ) line was built and operated by EIR . In May 1854 the Bombay -- Thane line was extended to Kalyan by building India 's first railway bridge , the Dapoorie viaduct , over Ulhas river . The line was extended to Khopoli in 1855 . In August 1855 , EIR Express and Fairy Queen steam locomotives started hauling trains . The first passenger train in South India ran from Royapuram and Veyasarapady ( Madras ) to Wallajah Road ( Arcot ) on 1 July 1856 on a 97 - kilometre ( 60 mi ) line built and operated by Madras Railway . </P>
when did the train service start in india
when did the train service start in india
16 April 1853
16 April 1853