Railways In Modern India (Oxford in India Readings: Themes in Indian History) (Oxford in India Readings: Themes in Indian History)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780195672923
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Trains & railways: general interest; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; History: World; India; Asia - India; Railroads - History; History / India; Asia - India & South Asia
First sentence: The first, short stretch of railway line in India, Bombay to Thana, began operation in 1853.