<P> The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832 . The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837 , and was called Red Hill Railway . It was hauled by a rotary steam engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery . Built by Sir Arthur Cotton , it was primarily used for transporting granite stones for road building work in Madras . In 1845 , a railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry called Godavari Dam Construction Railway . It was also built by Arthur Cotton and was used to supply stones for construction of a dam over Godavari . On 8 May 1845 , Madras Railway was incorporated . In the same year , the East India Railway company was incorporated . On 1 August 1849 , Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament . The `` Guarantee System '' , providing free land and guaranteed rates of return ( 5 % ) to the private English companies willing to work on building railways , was finalized on 17 August 1849 . In 1851 , a railway called Solani Aqueduct Railway was built in Roorkee . It was hauled by steam locomotive Thomason , named after a British officer in - charge of same name . It was used for transporting construction materials for building of aqueduct over Solani river . In 1852 , the `` Madras Guaranteed Railway Company '' was incorporated . </P>
<P> The first proposals for railways in India were made in Madras in 1832 . The first train in India ran from Red Hills to Chintadripet bridge in Madras in 1837 , and was called Red Hill Railway . It was hauled by a rotary steam engine locomotive manufactured by William Avery . Built by Sir Arthur Cotton , it was primarily used for transporting granite stones for road building work in Madras . In 1845 , a railway was built at Dowleswaram in Rajahmundry called Godavari Dam Construction Railway . It was also built by Arthur Cotton and was used to supply stones for construction of a dam over Godavari . On 8 May 1845 , Madras Railway was incorporated . In the same year , the East India Railway company was incorporated . On 1 August 1849 , Great Indian Peninsular Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament . The `` Guarantee System '' , providing free land and guaranteed rates of return ( 5 % ) to the private English companies willing to work on building railways , was finalized on 17 August 1849 . In 1851 , a railway called Solani Aqueduct Railway was built in Roorkee . It was hauled by steam locomotive Thomason , named after a British officer in - charge of same name . It was used for transporting construction materials for building of aqueduct over Solani river . In 1852 , the `` Madras Guaranteed Railway Company '' was incorporated . </P>
when was the first railway track built in india
when was the first railway track built in india
1837
1837