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Which is the longest train route in India?
Which is the longest train route in India?
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The Vivek Express, named after Swami Vivekananda, takes approximately 75 hours and 35 minutes to complete its journey. This is the longest train journey in India, and goes from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari- India’s southernmost tip.
The Dibrugarh – Kanyakumari Vivek Express is the longest train route in India, operating between Dibrugarh, the easternmost major city in Assam to Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent located in Tamil Nadu.
Vivek Express is a daily express train of the Vivek Express series belonging to Indian Railways and operated by Northeast Frontier Railway.
In 74 hours 35 minutes the train covers a distance of 4,189 kilometres (2,603 mi). This train is currently the longest train route in India by both distance and time, as well as the 28th-longest train service in the world. The train has 57 halts across its route.
This train runs through Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This train also passes through Sahibganj district and Pakur district of Jharkhand but it does not have any stoppages there.
Vivek express also holds another place in the history of Indian railways, as being the last train to halt its services, when the entire Indian railway passenger services came to standstill following the COVID19 pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown in March 2020.
The Kanyakumari- Dibrugarh Vivek Superfast Express is a special train that travels all the way from Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. It is the longest train route in India, taking about 74 hours 35 minutes to cover a distance of 4,218.6 km.