Multiple choice general knowledge history

  1. On which date the first passenger train between Bori Bunder, Bombay and Thana was inaugurated?

  1. 16th Sept 1851

  2. 22nd Dec 1852

  3. 16th Apr 1853

  4. 26th Apr 1854

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Explanation

The first passenger train in India ran on 16 April 1853 between Bori Bunder (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus) in Bombay and Thane (now Thana). This marked the beginning of the railway era in India. The train carried 400 passengers and covered 34 kilometers.