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In 1954, sleeping accommodation was introduced in 3 Tier coaches of Indian Railways.
On April 16, Indian Railways commemorated its 165th birthday
On April 16, 1853 country's first passenger train ran between BoriBandar and Thane with 400 passengers
BoriBandar station was rebuilt as Victoria Terminus in 1888 which was later changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Since then, the railways has grown to become the largest public transporter and largest employer of the country by carrying more than 2.3
crore passengers daily and employing almost 13 lakh people, respectively
Railways' total running track stood at 93,902 kms with 7,349 stations and 2,77,987 wagons as on March 31, 2017, according to Indian Railways
official website.165-Year Journey Of Indian Railways: Here's What You Need To Know:In 1861, Churchgate station opened by Bombay, Baroda
and Central India Railway (BBCI) Railways as its new terminus for Bombay.In 1864, Delhi Junction, the oldest station in Delhi city was
established near Chandni Chowk for train operations between Delhi- Howrah/Calcutta.In 1867, first rail line from Lucknow to Kanpur was
built.In 1870, the Sutlej Bridge was completed, its completion was defined as "work of magnitude".In 1880, the Darjeeling Steam Tramway
(later Darjeeling Himalayan Railways) started its services on its first section Siliguri- Darjeeling Line.In 1895, First Locomotive, an F
Class 0-6-0 MG Loco, built in Ajmer for the Rajputana Malwa Railway(F-734)
This is now preserved at National Rail Museum.In 1911, construction of Pamban Railway Bridge started
Pamban Railway Bridge is the first Indian Bridge built across the sea.Between 1924-1944, nationalisation of railways was initiated
All major rail companies including Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR), East Indian Railway (EIR) was taken over by the State.In 1928,
First automatic colour light signals in India were introduced in Bombay VT Byculla
In 1930, power signalling was introduced, upper quadrant semaphore signals introduced.In 1930, the Deccan Queen started its journey, hauled
by a WCP-1, on newly electrified route to Poona (Pune).In 1943, the iconic Howrah Bridge was commissioned.In 1954, sleeping accommodation
was introduced in 3 Tier coaches.In 1964, Taj Express from New Delhi to Agra was introduced to allow tourists to visit Agra and return to
In 1965, Fast Freight services were introduced on several routes.In 1986, computerized ticketing and reservation was introduced at New
Delhi.In 1990, first self printing ticket machine was introduced
In June 2001, WDP-4 was started and 10 of them were provided by General Motors, operating out of Hubli.
