Question

    The first passenger train that ran between Boribunder and Thane, covered a distance of:

    A 54 km Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 60 km Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 34 km Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 40 km Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The train which had three named locomotives, viz., Sindh, Sultan and Sahib, took off and embarked on an hour-and-fifteen-minute journey to Thane. The journey covered a distance of 21 miles (34 km), formally heralding the birth of the Indian Railways.

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