World Public Transport Day: What was the world’s first public transport? Who started this service for the common people?

If you want to go to Kerala from Delhi, you will reach there by flight in 3.5 hours and by train in 2-3 days. If children have to go to school, there is a bus, to go to office the distance of several kilometers is covered by the metro in a few minutes. All this is public transport which has made the life of common people easier. Apart from saving time, it is also pocket friendly and eco-friendly. 10 November To World Public Transport Day Is celebrated as. On this occasion, let us turn the pages of history and know who came up with the idea of ​​public transport?

Wheel made 5500 years ago changed history
Transportation is a very important part of our life. Today we are reaching the moon and space only through transportation. Humans had established a relationship with it 5 thousand years ago. In earlier times, people used to cover distances of several kilometers by walking with their feet. After that horses started being used but there was a revolution in the field of transport after the invention of the wheel. The wheel was created about 5,500 years ago. Historian Amarjeev Lochan believes that it was made in Mesopotamia (which is now called Iraq). The people there made a round disc-like wheel from wood. Before this it was used only for making earthen pots. Gradually people started tying the wheel to animals for their household works. This is how the bullock cart was made.

Transportation started on water!
It is believed that water transport service started for the first time in the world. It is called ferry. This is a kind of water taxi or water bus. There is also mention of ferry in Greek mythology. Through this, people were taken from one bank of the river to the other. Even in ancient Egypt, ferries ran on the canals. In the 5th century, China also built canals and started running ferries on them.

Public transport started in Paris
The first modern public transport in the world started in Paris in 1662. It was started by French scientist, mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal. It was named Carrosses a cinq sols. It was a bullock cart in which 8 people could sit at a time. This service used to run at an interval of 7 and a half minutes. This service lasted only for 15 years. At the same time, the first public bus was started in London in 1829.

Sedan and Buggy in India
In the initial period, transport in India was used only by the people of the royal family. Queens used to travel in palanquin and kings in carriages. Bullock cart was the only public transport for the common people and in rural areas. For the first time in India, a public bus ran in Mumbai on 15 July 1926. It was started by Bombay Electric Supply and Transport i.e. BEST. At that time the fare of this bus was 4 annas. Seeing the crowd of people, double decker bus was started in 1937.

Train saves time
The world’s first train steam engine was built by British engineer Richard Trevithick in 1804. First the train was used to carry goods but on 27 September 1825, the first passenger train started in England. In this, 450 passengers could travel simultaneously at a speed of 24 kilometers per hour. The first passenger train in India ran from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. This was a steam engine train which covered the distance in 34 hours. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the electric bulb, tested an electric train in 1880.

Roads were first built in Mesopotamia. (Image-Canva)

public in space
Till now, people were able to travel in the sky only by air travel, but now the general public can also travel in space. For this they do not need to become scientists or astronauts. A company named Virgin Galactic has built a spaceship for sub-orbital flights in space. The ticket for this space flight starts from Rs 2 crore. Amazon owner Jeff Bezos created a company called Blue Origin which can take people to space for Rs 3 crore.

Public transport to save the environment
Due to continuously increasing pollution, governments around the world are now asking people not to use private cars or bikes. The continuously increasing number of vehicles, traffic jams and pollution in cities has become a headache. In such a situation, people should increase interest in public transport, many countries have made public transport free. Luxembourg is the first country in the world where from 2020 one does not have to pay fare for traveling in public transport. Malta to start providing free public transport services in 2022. Traveling by train in Spain is free. Similarly, public transport services are free in Finland, Bulgaria and Perth, Australia. Traveling in public transport also keeps your health healthy. Today people have become habituated to traveling by car or bike. They also use private vehicles to go to the market near their home. In such a situation, if people travel by public vehicle then their walk will continue. He will remain active and will not need to spare time for workout.

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