Indian railway started on April 16th, 1853, the first train in India left Bori Bunder, in Bombay ( Now Mumbai ), for its destination than, 34 kilometres away.
The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh and Sultan. It carried 400 people and ran on a line of 34 kilometres (21 mi) built and operated by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.