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Write a note on the work of laying down Railway lines during the British rule. Also tell that why Railway lines were laid?

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First railway line iri India was laid during the reign of Lord Dalhousie in 1853 A.D. from Bombay to Thane city. In 1854 A.D. railway line was laid from Calcutta to Raniganj. There were many reasons of laying down railway lines in India by the British rulers.

Some of these reasons are given below :

  • The British wanted to secure their empire in India and wanted to lay down railway lines for the easy transport of army from one place to another.
  • Goods prepared in mills of England could be easily transported from one place to another.
  • The British companies and the British capitalists wanted to earn more profit by using their surplus wealth in laying down railway lines.
  • It was easy to collect raw materials from different parts of the country for the factories of England.


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