When did the first railway service start in India?
The first train in India was flagged off an April 16, 1853 at Bori Bunder (V.T.). A wooden structure once acted as a terminus for the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (now Central Railway). In this place today stands one of the most magnificent railway stations in the world-Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (former Victoria Terminus or V.T.). The modern terminus, built over a ten-year period from 1878-88 at a cost of Rs. 16,35,562/-, is on the UNSECO's World Heritage List.
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