the railway system was established in india on 1 august 1849.
the railway system was established in india on 1 august 1849.
when was the railway system established in india?
1 august 1849
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large amounts of investments by the private and public british investors contributed to a revamped railway system in india, mainly being used for economic growth and military use. this led to the creation of the fourth largest railway system in the world. at first however, the initial use of the railway system was by private british companies. in 1837, the first train used on the railway system for freight transport ran from red hills to chintadripet bridge in madras. in 1853, the railway began to be used for passenger travel services from bombay to thane, eventually expanding throughout most of the indian subcontinent. during the first world war, the trains were used to transport troops and grain to other countries such as britain and south africa, although by the end of the war, the railway system was largely deteriorated.
economic deindustrialisation of india