alleryEastern India's first passenger train ran from Howrah to which place in 1854?
AHoogly
BDelhi
CPatna
DKanpur
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Hoogly
1. The first passenger train in Eastern India ran on 15 August 1854.
2. It covered 39 km from Howrah, near Kolkata, to Hoogly.
3. Delhi, Patna and Kanpur are far beyond that short first line.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indian Railways, section 1832–1899_
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