The starting of Railways was done by the British Government in 1850. Main objective of British government behind starting of Railways was not in favour of India, but to make it easier to transport raw materials to different parts of the country. However, this affected the Indians in some way.
Transport system helped India in the following ways :
1. Firstly, it made easier for the people to move from one place of the country to another and travel long distances.
2. Secondly, it provided encouragement to commercialization of agriculture. But it had a negative effect on the rural economy of India. It definitely increased the export, but the profit was never received by India and thus Indians faced a huge economic loss.