Interesting facts about Indian Railways!

-The longest train route in India is on the Vivek Express. It travels from Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu to Dibrugarh in Assam. The whole trip takes about 80 hours, and the train passes through nine states along the way.
The Vande Bharat is the fastest train in India.
The slowest train in India covers a distance of 46 kilometres in 5 hours, averaging 9 km/hr. It operates between Ooty and Mettupalayam.
The longest train in India is the SheshNaag, stretching over 2.8 kilometres, running between Nagpur and Korba.
Luxurious trains such as the Maharaja Express, Deccan Odyssey, and Palace on Wheels operate in the country.
The government does not own a private line called Shakuntala Railways in Maharashtra.
The first train in India ran in 1853 from Bori Bunder in Mumbai to Thane. Today, the Indian railway network is so extensive that it can cover the equator 1.5 times.
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Resources:
The Economics Times: 10 Amazing Facts About Indian Railways: 20 Jan 2023
Hindustan Times: India’s longest train, Vivek Express, to operate twice a week: 19 Nov 2022