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Detailed explanation-1: -The Super Vasuki is operated by the South East Central Railway (SECR) zone of the Indian Railways. The SECR ran the record long-haul freight trains Vasuki and Trishul last year and the 2.8 km long SheshNaag train before that. The Super Vasuki was set up by amalgamating five rakes of goods trains as one unit.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express This Biweekly train, numbered 15905/15906, is currently the longest train route in the Indian Subcontinent. It joins Dibrugarh in Assam, North-East India to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu which is the southernmost tip of Indian mainland.

Detailed explanation-3: -Operates ‘SheshNaag’, a 2.8 Km long train amalgamating 4 empty BOXN rakes, powered by 4 sets of electric locomotives ‘SheshNaag’ is the longest train ever to run on Indian Railways.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kashmir Himsagar Express is a weekly express train running between Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (Jammu and Kashmir). It is currently the second longest running train in terms of distance and time.

Detailed explanation-5: -The freight train is 3.5 km long. During the test run, the train had six locos, 295 wagons and of 25, 962 tonnes gross weight, making it the longest and heaviest freight train ever run by the Railways. More items •17-Aug-2022