Longest train services of Indian Railways explained

This article lists the longest passenger rail services that are currently scheduled and running directly between two cities. Services that require railcar exchanges, coach changes, shunting or station transfers are not listed.

Longest train services, by distance

No.Origin
station
Destination
station
Train name/No.DistanceNo. of
stops
FrequencyRef
14,154.1 km58Daily75 hrs 30 min (~3 days 3 hours 30 minutes)[1]
212507/12508 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express3,915.5 km57Weekly71 hours 45 min (~2 days 23 hours 45 minutes)[2]
316317/16318 Himsagar Express3,788.7 km65Weekly68 hrs 20 min (~2 days 20 hours 20 minutes)
416787/16788 Ten Jammu Express3,642 km64Weekly71 hrs 20 min (~2 days 23 hours 20 minutes)
5Firozpur Cantonment JunctionRameswaram20973/20974Firozpur Cantt.-Rameswaram Humsafar Express3,544 km41Weekly60 hrs 30 min (~2 days 12 hours 30 minutes)
6Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal22501/22502 New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express3,542 km38Weekly63 hrs 15 mins (~2 days 15 hours 15 minutes)
7Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal12503/12504 Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express3,529 km312 times weekly64 hrs 15 mins (~2 days 16 hours 15 minutes)
812515/12516 Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express3,492.5 km38Weekly55 hrs 13 mins (~2 days 7 hours 13 minutes)
9Lalgarh15909/15910 Avadh Assam Express3,118 km86Daily66 hrs 25 mins (~2 days 18 hours 15 minutes)
10Shri GanganagarTiruchchirappalli22497/22498 Shri Ganganagar-Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express3,116 km35Weekly58 hrs 25 mins (~2 days 8 hours 25 minutes)

Longest non-stop train services, by distance and time

This section lists the longest passenger rail services that are currently scheduled and running directly between two consecutive railway stations.

NoNon-stop sectionTrain name/noDistanceFrequencyRunning timeRef
1AhmedabadMumbai CentralMumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express493Daily5 hrs 50 min
2 - Pune–Howrah Duronto Express468Bi-Weekly6 hrs 05 min
Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto ExpressM,T,W,F5 hrs 57 min
3Mumbai Rajdhani Express465Daily4 hrs 35 min
Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto ExpressBi-Weekly5 hrs 35 min
4 - Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express458Bi-Weekly4 hrs 24 min
Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Superfast ExpressWeekly4 hrs 40 min
Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani ExpressTri-Weekly4 hrs 24 min
Kerala Sampark Kranti ExpressBi-Weekly4 hrs 42 min
Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly ExpressWeekly4 hrs 45 min
Kochuveli–Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast ExpressWeekly4 hrs 42 min
Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto ExpressWeekly4 hrs 40 min
Maharashtra Sampark Kranti ExpressBi-Weekly4 hrs 45 min
Madgaon–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani ExpressBi-Weekly4 hrs 24 min
5Thirukural Express451Weekly6 hrs 55 min
Chennai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto ExpressWeekly5 hrs 35 min
Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti ExpressWeekly6 hrs 50 min
6New Delhi Varanasi Vande Bharat Express440Bi-weekly4 hrs 08 min
12301/12302 Howrah Rajdhani ExpressBi-weekly4 hrs 37 min
12305/12306 Howrah Rajdhani ExpressBi-weekly
22811/22812 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani ExpressDaily
22823/22825 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani ExpressDaily
20817/20818 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani ExpressDaily
Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani ExpressDaily4 hrs 42 min
Sealdah Rajdhani ExpressDaily4 hrs 42 min
Sealdah-Bikaner Duronto ExpressWeekly4 hrs 50 min
20839/20840 Ranchi Rajdhani ExpressDaily4 hrs 42 min
12453/12454 Ranchi Rajdhani ExpressDaily
Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath ExpressWeekly
Dibrugarh Rajdhani ExpressWeekly
Howrah–New Delhi Duronto ExpressBi-weekly4 hrs 55 min
Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Duronto ExpressWeekly
Sampoorna Kranti ExpressDaily4 hrs 52 min
Purushottam ExpressDaily5 hrs 20 min
Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast ExpressDaily5 hrs 10 min
Shiv Ganga ExpressDaily4 hrs 55 min
Gorakhdham ExpressDaily5 hrs 30 min
Godda Humsafar ExpressWeekly5 hrs 35 min
7 - Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express436Except Monday & Thursday5 hrs 30 min
813131 Mitali Express432Daily8 hrs 5 min
9Chennai Rajdhani Express431Daily5 hrs 45 min
Tamil Nadu ExpressBi-weekly6 hrs 10 min
06510 Sanghamitra Clone Humsafar SpecialWeekly7 hrs 45 min
1012510 Kaziranga Superfast Express430Daily6 hrs 55 min
Yesvantpur–Muzaffarpur Weekly ExpressBi-weekly7 hrs 40 min
Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast ExpressWeekly6 hrs 45 min
Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast ExpressWeekly6 hrs 40 mns
11Shram Shakti Express429Daily6 hrs 28 min
12Vikramshila Express428Bi-weekly6 hrs 15 min
12323/12324 Howrah–Anand Vihar Superfast ExpressBi-weekly6 hrs 40 min
Odisha Sampark Kranti ExpressWeekly6 hrs 55 min
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti ExpressDaily6 hrs 10 min
Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast ExpressWeekly6 hrs 10 min
West Bengal Sampark Kranti ExpressBi-weekly7 hrs 50 min
Agartala–Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani ExpressDaily5 hrs 15 min
13Mumbai CSMT–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express423Daily5 hrs 5 min
14Yesvantpur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express417Weekly5 hrs 40 mins
15Tirupati–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express408Bi-weekly5 hrs 42 min
16Secunderabad Rajdhani Express403Bi-weekly5 hrs 5 min
Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast ExpressWeekly5 hrs 22 min
Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (via Hubballi)Bi-weekly6 hrs 45 min
Yesvantpur–Chandigarh Karnataka Sampark Kranti ExpressWeekly6 hrs 46 min
Secunderabad–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto ExpressBi-weekly5 hrs 15 min
17Marathwada Sampark Kranti Express399Weekly6 hrs 6 min
LTT Sitapur ExpressTri-Weekly6 hrs 10 min
18LTT Lucknow AC Express393Weekly5 hrs 50 min

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Goel . Ashita . 2022-07-29 . Four longest railway journeys in India . 2023-02-24 . Media India Group . en.