It has been said that the advent of the railway in India marked “the end of one era and the beginning of another ” and that“ the railway sewed India together as no other integration scheme has managed to do since. ”
India raudtee kohta on öeldud, et selle rajamine tähendas ühe ajastu lõppu ja teise algust ning see ühendas Indiat rohkem kui ükski teine senini loodud integratsiooniplaan.