# First passenger train (16 April 1853)

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India's first passenger train ran 34 kilometres from Bori Bunder in Bombay to Thane. Railways, telegraphs and a uniform postal service expanded rapidly under Dalhousie.

## Why it matters
The railways transformed India's economy, society and politics.

Ruler at the Time: [Lord Dalhousie](https://allhistories.com/india/rulers/lord-dalhousie)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia - Rail transport in India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_India)
- [Wikipedia - Timeline of Indian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Indian_history)