-EVENT-
Date
- 22nd Dec 1851
- Expired!
Time
- ...
173 Years ago
The first train in India (first goods train) had run between Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar.
This train purchased from Britain, was used to transport earth required for construction of a canal in Piran Kaliyar, 10 km from Roorkee.
“The first passenger train had run in India between Bombay and Thane on 16 April 1853.”