From Kalka Mail To Fairy Queen, These Are India's Oldest Trains Running For Over 90 Years Minimum | Curly Tales

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Some of the earliest trains in our country began their operations over a century back. Today, let's take a look at the top 10 oldest trains in the history of Indian Railways.

Historical Trains

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Built in 1855, this is one of the rarest operational working steam locomotives in the world.

1. Fairy Queen

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Known as the first intercity train between Mumbai and Pune, this iconic train was initiated in 1863.

2. Bombay-Poona Mail

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Operating for more than 150 years, Kalka Mail is one of India's oldest running trains.

3. Kalka Mail

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Started in 1881, enjoying a ride on the historical Darjeeling Himalayan Railway toy train is on every tourist's Darjeeling itinerary. 

4. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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Introduced in 1903, the most magnificent experience of travelling on this train is witnessing undisturbed views of lush greenery and mountains. 

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5. Kalka-Shimla Railway

Connecting Mettupalayam and Ooty, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway started operating in 1908.

6. Nilgiri Mountain Railway

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Carrying passengers between Mumbai and Ferozpur, Punjab Mail started running in 1912.

7. Punjab Mail

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Launched in 1928, Frontier Mail is the fastest train between Mumbai Central and Amritsar.

8. Frontier Mail

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Grand Trunk Express is one of the oldest trains connecting North and South India. It runs daily between New Delhi and Madras Egmore.

9. Grand Trunk Express

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Connecting Mumbai and Pune, it was India's first superfast train and the first long-distance electric-hauled train.

10. Deccan Queen

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Have you travelled on any of these historical trains? 

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