Longest train services of Indian Railways

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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.

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Longest train services, by distance

No.Origin
station
Destination
station
Train name/No.DistanceNo. of
stops
FrequencyScheduled running timeRef
1 Dibrugarh Kanniyakumari 22503/22504 Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express 4,154.1 km585 times weekly75 hrs 30 min (~3 days 3 hours 30 minutes) [1]
2 Silchar Thiruvananthapuram Central 12507/12508 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express 3,915.5 km57Weekly71 hours 45 min (~2 days 23 hours 45 minutes) [2]
3 Kanniyakumari Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 16317/16318 Himsagar Express 3,788.7 km65Weekly68 hrs 20 min (~2 days 20 hours 20 minutes) [2]
4 Tirunelveli Junction Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 16787/16788 Ten Jammu Express 3,642 km64Weekly71 hrs 20 min (~2 days 23 hours 20 minutes) [2]
5 Firozpur Cantonment Junction Rameswaram 20973/20974

Firozpur Cantt.-Rameswaram Humsafar Express

3,544 km41Weekly60 hrs 30 min (~2 days 12 hours 30 minutes)
6 New Tinsukia Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal 22501/22502 New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express 3,542 km38Weekly63 hrs 15 mins (~2 days 15 hours 15 minutes)
7 Agartala Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal 12503/12504 Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express 3,529 km312 times weekly64 hrs 15 mins (~2 days 16 hours 15 minutes)
8 Silchar Coimbatore Main 12515/12516 Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express 3,492.5 km38Weekly55 hrs 13 mins (~2 days 7 hours 13 minutes)
9 Dibrugarh Lalgarh 15909/15910 Avadh Assam Express 3,118 km86Daily66 hrs 25 mins (~2 days 18 hours 15 minutes)
10 Shri Ganganagar Tiruchchirappalli 22497/22498 Shri Ganganagar-Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express 3,116 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
1 AhmedabadMumbai Central Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express 493Daily5 hrs 50 min
2 Bilaspur Junction - Tatanagar Junction Pune–Howrah Duronto Express 468Bi-Weekly6 hrs 05 min
Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto Express M,T,W,F5 hrs 57 min
3 New DelhiKota Junction Mumbai Rajdhani Express 465Daily4 hrs 35 min
Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express Bi-Weekly5 hrs 35 min
4 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Kota Junction Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express 458Bi-Weekly4 hrs 24 min
Pune–Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Superfast Express Weekly4 hrs 40 min
Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express Tri-Weekly4 hrs 24 min
Kerala Sampark Kranti Express Bi-Weekly4 hrs 42 min
Kochuveli–Amritsar Weekly Express Weekly4 hrs 45 min
Kochuveli–Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express Weekly4 hrs 42 min
Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express Weekly4 hrs 40 min
Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express Bi-Weekly4 hrs 45 min
Madgaon–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express Bi-Weekly4 hrs 24 min
5 Balharshah JunctionVijayawada Junction Thirukural Express 451Weekly6 hrs 55 min
Chennai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express Weekly5 hrs 35 min
Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express Weekly6 hrs 50 min
6 New DelhiKanpur Central New Delhi Varanasi Vande Bharat Express 440Bi-weekly4 hrs 08 min
12301/12302 Howrah Rajdhani Express Bi-weekly4 hrs 37 min
12305/12306 Howrah Rajdhani Express Bi-weekly
22811/22812 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Daily
22823/22825 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Daily
20817/20818 Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express Daily
Rajendra Nagar Patna Rajdhani Express Daily4 hrs 42 min
Sealdah Rajdhani Express Daily4 hrs 42 min
Sealdah-Bikaner Duronto Express Weekly4 hrs 50 min
20839/20840 Ranchi Rajdhani Express Daily4 hrs 42 min
12453/12454 Ranchi Rajdhani Express Daily
Ranchi–New Delhi Garib Rath Express Weekly
Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express Weekly
Howrah–New Delhi Duronto Express Bi-weekly4 hrs 55 min
Bhubaneswar–New Delhi Duronto Express Weekly
Sampoorna Kranti Express Daily4 hrs 52 min
Purushottam Express Daily5 hrs 20 min
Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express Daily5 hrs 10 min
Shiv Ganga Express Daily4 hrs 55 min
Gorakhdham Express Daily5 hrs 30 min
Godda Humsafar Express Weekly5 hrs 35 min
7 Howrah Junction - Bhubaneswar Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express 436Except Monday & Thursday5 hrs 30 min
8 ChilahatiDhaka Cantonment 13131 Mitali Express 432Daily8 hrs 5 min
9 Chennai CentralVijayawada Junction Chennai Rajdhani Express 431Daily5 hrs 45 min
Tamil Nadu Express Bi-weekly6 hrs 10 min
06510 Sanghamitra Clone Humsafar Special Weekly7 hrs 45 min
10 Vijayawada JunctionPerambur Chennai 12510 Kaziranga Superfast Express 430Daily6 hrs 55 min
Yesvantpur–Muzaffarpur Weekly Express Bi-weekly7 hrs 40 min
Silchar–Coimbatore Superfast Express Weekly6 hrs 45 min
Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express Weekly6 hrs 40 mns
11 PankiNew Delhi Shram Shakti Express 429Daily6 hrs 28 min
12 Anand Vihar TerminalKanpur Central Vikramshila Express 428Bi-weekly6 hrs 15 min
12323/12324 Howrah–Anand Vihar Superfast Express Bi-weekly6 hrs 40 min
Odisha Sampark Kranti Express Weekly6 hrs 55 min
Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express Daily6 hrs 10 min
Bhubaneswar–Anand Vihar Weekly Superfast Express Weekly6 hrs 10 min
West Bengal Sampark Kranti Express Bi-weekly7 hrs 50 min
Agartala–Anand Vihar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express Daily5 hrs 15 min
13 Jalgaon JunctionBhopal Junction Mumbai CSMT–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express 423Daily5 hrs 5 min
14 Jhansi JunctionDelhi Sarai Rohilla Yesvantpur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express 417Weekly5 hrs 40 mins
15 Jhansi JunctionDelhi Safdarjung Tirupati–Jammu Tawi Humsafar Express 408Bi-weekly5 hrs 42 min
16 Jhansi JunctionHazrat Nizamuddin Secunderabad Rajdhani Express 403Bi-weekly5 hrs 5 min
Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Superfast Express Weekly5 hrs 22 min
Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express (via Hubballi) Bi-weekly6 hrs 45 min
Yesvantpur–Chandigarh Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express Weekly6 hrs 46 min
Secunderabad–Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express Bi-weekly5 hrs 15 min
17 Bhusaval JunctionBhopal Junction Marathwada Sampark Kranti Express 399Weekly6 hrs 6 min
LTT Sitapur Express Tri-Weekly6 hrs 10 min
18 Bhusaval JunctionHabibganj LTT Lucknow AC Express 393Weekly5 hrs 50 min

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