Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line: Difference between revisions

The first train in India travelled from Bombay to [[Thane]] on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].s Bombay-Thane line was extended to Kalyan. It was extended to [[Khopoli]] via Palasdhari in 1855. Bhusawal station was set up in 1860 an Pune connected in 1863. In Eastern India, construction of the [[Howrah-Delhi main line]] was completed and through connection between Delhi and Kolkata was established in 1865. The last link was the bridge across the Yamuna at Allahabad. In 1866 Bhusawal-Khandwa section was opened and GIPR also extended its operations to Nagpur.  [[East Indian Railway]], which had established the Howrah-Allahabad-Delhi line, opened the Allahabad-Jabalpur branch line in June 1867. GIPR connection over the Thull Ghat reached Jabalpur from Itarsi on 7 March 1870,  linking up with EIR track there from Allahabad, and establishing connectivity between Mumbai and Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html  | title= Indian Railways History: Early Days | work= The First Trains in India |publisher= Indian Railways Fan Club| access-date = 26 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title=  Indian Railways History :1870-1899 | work= Chronology of the Railways: 1870-1899 |publisher= Indian Railways Fan Club| access-date = 26 June 2023}}</ref>