First Train Journey

This historic journey took place between Bombay and Thane, a distance of 34 kms. On 16th Apr 1853 at 3.30 PM 400 distinguished guests, boarded the train with 14 railway carriage which were hauled by three locomotives namely Sultan, Sindh and Sahib.

The journey took 57 minutes, with a brief halt just beyond Sion for water.These three locomotives belonged to the batch of eight ordered from the Vulcan Foundry by the Great Indian Peninsular Railway (GIP) (now Central Railways) in 1852.

First Railway Terminus

The first train was flagged off from Bori Bunder (CST) on 16 Apr 1853.A small wooden structure was the railway terminus of Great India Peninsular Railway.The modest station has now metamorphosed into one of the most magnificent railway stations of the world, and is known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (earlier Victoria Terminus).The modern Victoria Terminus (VT) was constructed in 10 years time between 1878-88 at a cost ofRs 16,35,562.