When the Assam Railway and Trading Company built a 65-km long, metre-gauge line from Dibrugarh to Makum collieries in Margherita for the exclusive purpose of transporting tea and coal, the railroad made its first foray into Assam.
Where was first railway started in world?
The worlds first steam-powered railway trip was made possible on February 21, 1804, when Trevithicks unnamed steam locomotive pulled a train along the Penydarren ironworks tramway, close to Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales.
When did the train service start in Brahmaputra Valley?
Brahmaputra Mail
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| First service | 1 October 1974 |
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Kamakhya Junction (KYQ) Old Delhi (DLI) |
Where was first railway line in Assam was established?
The railroad line that ran from Makum Junction to Dihing Bridge and was inaugurated in 1884 was Assams first railway junction.
The first passenger train in Indian history, which covered a distance of 34 km between Bori Bunder (Bombay) and Thane on April 16, 1853, was pulled by three locomotives with the names Sahib, Sultan, and Sindh and had thirteen carriages.