<P> The Mumbai Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the first passenger railway to be built by the British in India , and is also the oldest railway system in Asia . The first train ran between Bori Bunder ( now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ) and Thane , a distance of 34 km , on 16 April 1853 at 15 : 35 . The 14 - coach train took 1.25 h to complete the 34 km journey , with a halt at Sion to refill the train 's water tanks . Since 1991 , it has been expanded rapidly . The Bombay Railway & History Group has been striving to document railway heritage along this line . </P>
<P> The Mumbai Suburban Railway is an offshoot of the first passenger railway to be built by the British in India , and is also the oldest railway system in Asia . The first train ran between Bori Bunder ( now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ) and Thane , a distance of 34 km , on 16 April 1853 at 15 : 35 . The 14 - coach train took 1.25 h to complete the 34 km journey , with a halt at Sion to refill the train 's water tanks . Since 1991 , it has been expanded rapidly . The Bombay Railway & History Group has been striving to document railway heritage along this line . </P>
when did the mumbai suburban railway start functioning
when did the mumbai suburban railway start functioning
16 April 1853
16 April 1853