India’s Longest Train Route That Covers Over 4,000 Kms, 9 States In 83 Hours: Know All About It

Over 4,000 and 9 states in just 83 hours! That's India's longest train route, yes that's right. The train route between Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari is the longest train route in India and also finds its place among the longest routes in the world as well.

The route witnesses different climates, terrain, and linguistic regions and sees first-hand experience of various cultures along the way.

The Vivek Express   

The Vivek Express covers India's longest railway route, travelling 4,273 kilometers over rails in 80 hours and 15 minutes with roughly 55 scheduled stops. It connects the northernmost tip of India's mainland, Kanyakumari (CAPE), in Tamil Nadu, to Dibrugarh (DBRG), in Assam, in the northeast. It follows the same path on the way back as well.

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The Vivek Express train series began in November 2011 to commemorate Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary, which was to be held in 2013. When the nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19 was announced in March 2020, this train was the last to suspend operations.

The train passes through load of stations from north to south like Tinsukia, Dimapur, Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Alipurduar, Siliguri, Kishanganj, Malda, Rampurhat, Pakur, Durgapur, Asansol, Kharagpur, Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Brahmapur, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Renigunta, Vellore, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Chengannur, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram and Nagercoil.

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World's longest train route

The longest train route in the world, is in Russia, the world's largest country. The train journey takes six days and crosses multiple time zones. It connects western Russia to the country's far east.

You begin your journey in Moscow and arrive in Vladivostok after six days and approximately 9,250 kilometers. Which when compared to India's longest train route still seems like quite a journey. To be exact is 4977 km longer which is more than double.

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Fun facts about Indian Railways

Indian Railways has one of the largest rail networks in the world with a history of 168 years and 1,26,611 km of tracks covering the whole country based on the 2021 data. This vast rail network is divided into 17 zones. What's even more astonishing is that the Indian Railways carried 3.43 million passengers every day from 2020-21.

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