India
India’s first railway line was constructed during the rule of Lord Dalhousie.
The first passenger train covered a distance of 34 kilometres with 400 passengers on board in 1853.
India’s first coal-fired engine was built in 1855.
The Fairy Queen, India’s special heritage train, was built by the British company Kitson in 1855.
Darjeeling toy train made its official debut in the country in 1881. It operated on a narrow-gauge track of 2 feet.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was declared as the World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 5 December 1999.
After the complaints of passengers, toilets were introduced in trains in the year 1909.
The mascot of Indian Railways is a cartoon of an elephant named Bholu.