INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -It joins Dibrugarh in Assam, North-East India to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu which is the southernmost tip of Indian mainland. It covers a total of 4234 km from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. It takes 79 hours to cover this distance with 57 intermediate stoppages.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s longest train–Vivek Express, which covers a distance of 4, 189 km traversing through nine states, would now run four days a week from Dibrugarh in Assam, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officials said on Sunday.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 74 hours 35 minutes the train covers a distance of 4, 218.6 kilometres (2, 621.3 mi) and traverses through eight states in India. This train is currently the longest train route in India by both distance and time, as well as the 24th-longest train service in the world. The train has 58 halts across its route.

Detailed explanation-4: -Vivek Express – Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. Vivek Express from Dibrugarh (Assam) to Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) is the longest route of the Indian Railways network both in terms of distance and time. This weekly train is currently the longest train route in the Indian Subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first service of Vivek Express was started on November 19, 2011. The train is currently the longest train route in the country by both distance and time. The train has 59 stoppage points across its journey.