The first train in Asia (and India) ran between Mumbai and Thane on April 16, 1853. As the years passed, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway expanded. With the merger of the Indian Midland Railway Company with the GIP Railway Company in the year 1900, its frontiers were extended from Delhi in the North, Kanpur and Allahabad in the North-east, and Nagpur in the East to Raichur in the South-east.
Thus, a connection from Bombay was obtained to almost all parts of India. The route mileage of the G.I.P. Railway was 1,600 (2575 km).
On November 5, 1951, Central Railway was formed by integrating Nizam state, Scindia state, and Dholpur state Railways.
