<P> The first passenger train in India ran between Bombay ( Bori Bunder ) and Thane on 16 April 1853 . The 14 - carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives : Sahib , Sindh and Sultan . It ran for about 34 kilometers between these two cities carrying 400 people . The line was built and operated by GIPR . This railway line was built in 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in ) broad gauge , which became the standard for the railways in the country . The first passenger railway train in eastern India ran from Howrah , near Calcutta to Hoogly , for distance of 24 miles , on 15 August 1854 . The line was built and operated by EIR . In May 1854 , the Bombay - Thane line was extended to Kalyan by building bridge over `` Dapoorie viaduct '' over Ulhas river . This was also the first railway bridge in India . In the same year GIPR started its first workshops in Byculla . In 1855 , BB&CI Railway was incorporated . In August 1855 , EIR ' Express ' and Fairy Queen steam locomotives started hauling trains . The first passenger train in South India ran from Royapuram / Veyasarapady ( Madras ) to Wallajah Road ( Arcot ) on 1 July 1856 , for a distance of 60 miles . It was built and operated by Madras Railway . In the same year , first workshop was set up by the Madras Railway at Perambur , near Madras . The Bombay - Thane line was extended to Khopoli in same year . In 1858 , Eastern Bengal Railway was incorporated . On 24 February 1873 , the first tramway ( a horse - drawn tramway ) opened in Calcutta between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street , a distance of 3.8 km . In 1874 , GSIR and Carnatic Rly . merged to form the South Indian Railway . On 9 May 1874 , horse - drawn tramway began operations in Bombay between Colaba and Parel . In 1880 , Calcutta Tramways Company was incorporated . In 1890 , East Coast State Railway was incorporated . In 1897 , lighting in passenger coaches was introduced by many railway companies . In 1902 , the Jodhpur Railway became the first to introduce electric lights as standard fixtures . In 1920 , electric lighting of signals was introduced between Dadar and Currey Road in Bombay . </P>
the first passenger train in india run between bombay and then when was this
16 April 1853