India's first train ran from Bombay (Mumbai) to Thane for around 34 kilometres on April 16 in the year 1853.

Listed below are some points about the historical journey that you must know:

14 carriages, carrying around 400 passengers, left Bori Bunder (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminal) at 3:30 pm

There was a 21-gun salute when the train was flagged off

All 400 guests came invited. The native lords came from all over India to be a witness to the inauguration ceremony

Not many know but in November 1852, a trial run also took place but it was done with a shunting locomotive instead of a rail engine.

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway was formed subsequently.

The Indian Railways has grown to be the biggest government entity in India ever since. After 163 years of the first train run, India is all set to get a superfast bullet train pretty soon.

Let's check out the 7 fastest trains in the world:

Maglev bullet train, Japan

The fastest passenger train in the world can run at a speed of 603 kilometres per hour. It has a previous record of running at 581 kilometres per hour.

TR-09, Germany

TR-09 has been designed for 500 kilometres per hour voyaging speed but for the safety reasons, the train runs at 450 kilometres per hour.

Shanghai Maglev, China

Shanghai Maglev has a maximum operational speed of 430 kilometres per hour and an average speed of 251 kilometres per hour.

Harmony CRH380A, China

This train is designed to operate at the speed of 380 kilometres per hour while in operation and it was tested to run at 480 kilometres per hour.

TGV Reseau, France

TGV Reseau can run up to 380 kilometres per hour but the approved top speed of this train is 320 kilometres per hour.

Siemens Velaro E/AVS 103, Spain

Although the train usually runs at a speed of 350 kilometres per hour, during its test trip, it achieved a whopping speed of about 400 kilometres per hour.

Talgo 350 (T350), Spain

Initially named RENFE AVE Class 10, the Taglo 350 achieved a speed of 365 kilometres per hour during its trial. However, it normally runs at a speed of 350 kilometres per hour.

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