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Indian Economy — Economics STD 11 Commerce — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 CommerceEconomicsIndian Economy3 Marks
Question
Write a short note on Progress of Railways in India.
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Answer

Railway:
  • The British established the railway infrastructure in India.
  • The first rail ran in India between Boribandar $($presently, $CST$ in Mumbai$)$ and Thane on $16th$ of April, $1853.$
  • By $1947$ i.e. when India became independent, India’s rail network spread to $53,000 \ km$. and served $68$ lakh people.

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