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18 interesting facts about India Railways

Despite its perpetually impoverished status, Asia's largest railway network has a number of credits to its name

Sudheer Pal Singh Business Standard New Delhi
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1) Indian Railways started its service 161 years ago on 16 April 1853 when the first passenger train was run over a stretch of 33 kilometres from Mumbai to Thane. The train with 14 railway carriages,
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First Published: Feb 16 2015 | 11:04 AM IST

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