Indian Railways - A Brief History

INDIAN RAILWAYS - A BRIEF HISTORY

PART - I

This is perhaps the post i have been waiting for since i started posting on this blog. A quick sidenote, there won't be an MRT News Express this month because most of the construction works and operations of metro rails have been stopped due to Novel Corona Virus spread. 

At first, i thought of making a blog on the Railways alone. Then i changed my mind to do both Railways and Metros, that's why the Blog is called MRT India instead of MetroIndia. I also decided to make Railways after some posts. But today, i finally decided to make a post on Indian Railways. 

About:

This is a series in which i will cover every part of the inception, development and the future of Indian Railways and how it has changed the lives of Indian Citizens drastically. Without further ado, let's start!!

Indian Railways in the 19th Century

THE FIRST STAGES:

The first proposals to build a railway in India rose in Madras in 1932. The first railway was a cargo railway that ran from Red Hills to Chindadaripet in the city, also known as the red-hill Railway, Built by Arthur Cotton to transport granite from the Hills into the city. However, saying that now would be ridiculous as Red Hills is considered as Chennai Metropolitian Area and is less than 20km away from Chindadaripet.Also, the Godavari Dam Construction Railway and the Solani Aqueduct Railway are some examples of railways built in that time period.

Unlikeese, people think that the Dadar to Thane line of Mumbai Bombay is the first railway in India. Actually, it is the first PASSENGER RAILWAY line in India. Known as the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, Opened on 8 May 1945, which is 2 weeks from now. ADVANCE HAPPY BIRTHDAY INDIAN RAILWAYS!!! Though this line is not the first Raliway in India, it is the firt to operate under one national vernment Organisation. 

Similaly, The other two precidencies also started getting their railways within 2 decades of each other - Namely Howrah to Hooghly in Kolkata and from Royapuram to Wallajah Road in Madras. 

These were the first Railways in India. To know more, and to be rescued from getting bored, stay tuned untill next week for part 2. Thank you for Reading.