| Train | From | To | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Train | Bombay (Boribandar) | Thane | 16 April 1853 |
| First Passenger Train | Howrah | Hooghly | 15 Aug 1854 |
| First Electric Train | Bombay (Victoria Terminus) | Kurla | 3 Feb 1925 |
| First Rajdhani Express | Howrah | New Delhi | 1 March 1969 |
| First Shatabdi Express | New Delhi | Jhansi | 1988 |
| First Garib Rath Express | Saharsa | Amritsar | 4 Oct 2006 |
| First Duronto Express | Sealdah | New Delhi | 19 Sept 2009 |
| First Rajya Rani Express | Mysore | Bangalore | 01 July 2011 |
| First Humsafar Express | Gorakhpur | Anand Vihar | 16 Dec 2016 |
| First Antyodaya Express | Ernakulam | Howrah | 27 Feb 2017 |
| First Tejas Express | Mumbai | Goa | 22 May 2017 |
| The first under ground railway in India started in Kolkata in 1984. | |||
| Computerised Passenger Reservation system was introduced in Indian Railways in 1986. | |||