History Of Railways In India-Important Years

• 1832     Plans were proposed to introduce a rail network in India.      

• 1844      Private entrepreneurs set up a private rail system in India.

• 1851      Trains became operational.     

• 1853      Passenger trains were introduced.

• 1875       95 million pounds were invested into Indian railways by British companies.

• 1895      Indian locomotives began to operate in the country.

• 1901      A Railway Board was established.

• 1907     The government obtained total control over most of the rail companies.

• 1908     First electric locomotive was introduced.

• 1947    40% of the railway network came under Pakistan's possession.

• 1951    Nationalization of the rail system in India took place.

• 1952    Six railway zones were introduced.

• 1953    Indian Railways celebrated 100 years of completion of its first train in the country

• 1995   Railway consumer year

• 1995  Steam locomotives became obsolete. Only diesel and electric locomotives were operational.

•  1987-1995     The Indian Railways reservation system was computerized.

•  1997AUG-1998JULY   Cleaning year

•   1999-2000   Passenger year

• 2002-2003     Passenger Amenities year and 150th Glorious year

• 2003-2004     Customer Satisfaction Year

•  2007   cleanliness year