<p>On April 16, 1853 at 3:35 pm, the first passenger train of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway left Bori Bunder station in Bombay for Tanna.</p>.<p>The train took fifty-seven minutes to reach Tanna - and covered a distance of 21 miles, which is 33.8 km. </p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-to-remain-under-lockdown-till-may-3-tally-breaches-10000-mark-toll-at-326-817763.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></p>.<p>It was exactly 167 years ago - and marked the launch of railways not only on the Indian sub-continent but the whole of Asia.</p>.<p>Three steam locomotives - Sahib, Sindh and Sultan - hauled the first train, carrying the first passengers. Bombay is now Mumbai and Tanna is now Thane. </p>.<p>At Bori Bunder, the Victoria Terminus came into being, now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway has now taken shape of Central Railway. </p>.<p>The date, April 16, always have a place in CR and Indian Railway. This is the first time in the history of Indian Railways that a passenger train would not run on its anniversary.</p>.<p>After 1853, there have been several landmark events - the Indian Rebellion in 1857, the Quit India Movement of 1942, the First World War between 1914-18 and the Second World War between 1939-45.</p>.<p>The Indian Railway has seen the biggest disruption from May 8-27,1974, when late socialist leader George Fernandes led the railway strike for 20 days.</p>.<p>"Currently the railways in India is seeing the biggest shutdown because of the COVID-19 India lockdown, and, incidentally it coincides with the anniversary day," a railway heritage lover said.</p>.<p>The Indian Railway network is not running any passenger trains and only freight movement is taking place.</p>
<p>On April 16, 1853 at 3:35 pm, the first passenger train of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway left Bori Bunder station in Bombay for Tanna.</p>.<p>The train took fifty-seven minutes to reach Tanna - and covered a distance of 21 miles, which is 33.8 km. </p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-to-remain-under-lockdown-till-may-3-tally-breaches-10000-mark-toll-at-326-817763.html">Follow live updates on coronavirus</a></p>.<p>It was exactly 167 years ago - and marked the launch of railways not only on the Indian sub-continent but the whole of Asia.</p>.<p>Three steam locomotives - Sahib, Sindh and Sultan - hauled the first train, carrying the first passengers. Bombay is now Mumbai and Tanna is now Thane. </p>.<p>At Bori Bunder, the Victoria Terminus came into being, now known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. The Great Indian Peninsula Railway has now taken shape of Central Railway. </p>.<p>The date, April 16, always have a place in CR and Indian Railway. This is the first time in the history of Indian Railways that a passenger train would not run on its anniversary.</p>.<p>After 1853, there have been several landmark events - the Indian Rebellion in 1857, the Quit India Movement of 1942, the First World War between 1914-18 and the Second World War between 1939-45.</p>.<p>The Indian Railway has seen the biggest disruption from May 8-27,1974, when late socialist leader George Fernandes led the railway strike for 20 days.</p>.<p>"Currently the railways in India is seeing the biggest shutdown because of the COVID-19 India lockdown, and, incidentally it coincides with the anniversary day," a railway heritage lover said.</p>.<p>The Indian Railway network is not running any passenger trains and only freight movement is taking place.</p>