Kolkata
kolkata metro
London, UK in 1863
The London Tube, the first underground railway system in the world, was built in the mid-19th century. The first line, the Metropolitan Railway, opened in 1863.
The first underground transport system in the United States was the Manhattan Elevated Railway, which opened in 1868. However, the first true underground subway system was the Boston Subway, which began operations in 1897. This pioneering system laid the groundwork for future urban transit systems across the country.
The Britisher's founded the first railway system in India of 8ooo kms
It was started in 1863 by the Metropolitan Railway.
1883 The London Underground system that now forms the Metropolitan line from Farringdon to Baker Street was opened to the public on 10th January 1863.
The first railway minister of Independent India was called one John Mathai.
Here are a number of firsts for underground railways: The very first underground railway in the world opened in London in 1863. It ran between Farringdon Street and Paddington. This was a steam railway that really was *mostly* underground; there were gaps in the tunnel roof along the route to permit smoke from the locomotive to escape the tunnel. The first electrified underground railway was the City and South London Railway, which opened in 1890. The first underground railway on the Continent was the "földalatti" in Budapest, which opened in 1896. The first underground railway in the U.S. was the trolley tunnel that opened in Boston in 1897 (the Tremont Street Subway). Rapid transit (subway) trains began using the Tremont Street Subway in 1901.
John Mathai was the first Railway Minister of India.
London
madras railway