What is the longest distance that can be travelled in the new train "Vande Bharat Express"?

 ⭐As per 2026 year, 26102/Ajni(Nagpur)-Pune Vande Bharat Express is the longest distance train Vande Bharat in India which covers 881 km and also longest distance day time premium train Within Maharashtra

•This train was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 10 August 2025

•Interesting fact,In India this is the only Rare Vande Bharat train which covers more than 9 hours when compared to other Vande Bharat Train

& total duration Journey for this Pune Vande Bharat 12 hours,..Imagine Such a Journey 😯

•This train has 2 rakes,operates daily except 1 day from both direction as it doesn't go back on same day and rest at whole night.. because of insufficient time to go back

Departs from Ajni:-09:50 am & Reaches Pune at 9:50 pm

•Vande Bharat Express supposed to be round trip means going back to origin station on same day

•This train was launched despite longer duration and kms+ to provide a faster, modern, and direct connectivity option (12 hours) compared to existing trains (16-18+ hours)catering to high demand between major commercial/residential hubs in Maharashtra.

• Faster Alternative: It acts as the fastest train between Nagpur and Pune, reducing travel time compared to older, traditional trains.
• The fastest train between Nagpur and Pune is Duronto and Humsafar Express which takes 13–15 hours so Vande Bharat Express act as alternative fastest train

•Despite the long 881 km, 12-hour journey-which is long for a daytime chair car-it serves as a premier, comfortable, and efficient alternative for passengers

• High Demand & Connectivity: It connects key industrial and urban centers (Nagpur, Wardha, Akola, Bhusaval, Manmand,Ahilyanagar, Pune), meeting heavy travel demand in the region.
• Despite High fare till now this Vande Bharat Express running well successfully
• This Vande Bharat is good option especially if you can't afford flight fare and want day time premium train,only issue is some can feel uncomfortable for longer time and no sleeper berth
• Flight fare is 4000–5000 and this Vande Bharat Express Rs 2160 for Ac Chair Car so this option suit well for mid range budget
• You can try this train once in a life to experience the feeling of longer journey day time especially in Premium
• This train is perfectively give good connectivity especially Manmad-Akola and Bhusawal as it reaches afternoon around 1–2 pm

⭐2nd longest distance Vande Bharat train is New Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express which covers 758km and the only longest distance Vande Bharat which covers round trip

return back to origin station on same day unlike Nagpur-Pune Vande Bharat

•Currently There are 2 Vande Bharat Express operating between New Delhi and Varanasi

•22436/morning train from New Delhi and India’s 1st Vande Bharat Express on

•This service was launched on February 15, 2019 and flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

•22416/New-Delhi Varanasi Vande Bharat Afternoon train from Delhi

•Another Vande Bharat was launched between New Delhi and Varanasi (specifically, the 2nd service)

to meet exceptionally high passenger demand and enhance connectivity to key spiritual, commercial, and administrative hubs.

This service launched on 18th December 2023

•This 2nd service provides faster, modern travel options for travelers between Delhi, Kanpur, and Prayagraj.

•Due to high demand railway launched another opposite pair 22416/New Delhi-Varanasi

•Both these train cover 758 km and 8 hours

⭐South India’s Longest Distance Running Vande Bharat Express is 20627/Chennai Egmore Nagercoil Vande Bharat Express

•This train covers 723 km and 8 hr 50min…approximately 8–9 hours when compared to existing train takes 11–12 hours

•It connects the North-Eastern part of Tamil Nadu Capital City Chennai to the Southern tip Nagercoil and Kanyakumari as well as Trivandrum in Kerala also.

•This Train was inaugurated on August 31, 2024 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, with the first commercial service starting on September 2, 2024. It operates six days a week, excluding Wednesdays,

•If you are planning for Kerala Trip Explore or to go home to Trivandrum from Chennai then this is the best option when compared to existing trains takes 16–17 hours.

From Nagercoil it's just 71 km to Trivandrum…it will reach afternoon time.

From Chennai Egmore Departure:-05:00am & Reaches Nagercoil at 1:50 pm

Which train has the longest journey time within the state in Indian Railways?

 Yes,there are several trains which takes longer route & duration more & alternative train within state around 800–1000 km,also taking indirect route when already existing straight route exist

⭐From Tamilnadu

1) 16368/Banaras-Kanyakumari Kashi Tamil Sangam Express…from Perambur (Chennai to Kanyakumari longer route Perambur Arakkonam Chengalpattu Thanjavur Trichy total 880 km which 17 hours journey ..indirect route

212689/MGR Chennai Central-Nagercoil Weekly Express which takes longer route than shorter route via Karur,Trichy, Dindigul (Total 883 km,15 hours) one of the longest running train after Kashi Tamil Sangam Express

⭐From Karnataka

1)17307/Mysore-Bagalkot Basava Express (1017 km total 21 hours) via Bengaluru,Guntakal,Raichur,solapur then Bagalkot)

only train which travel circular route by passing through from Karnataka to other states via Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra then again reach Karnataka

2)16565/Yesvantpur-Mangalore Central Weekly Express Via Bangarpet,Salem Palakkad 833km and takes 14 hours journey..

⭐from Maharashtra

1)The only within state running train which takes above 1000–1200 km is Maharashtra Express from Gondia to Kolhapur via Jalgaon,Manmad,Pune,Satara,total 1211 km,27 hours journey we have to sit.

2)Pune-Ajni Vande Bharat Express, Longest running Vande Bharat Express after New-Delhi Varanasi,which takes 881km & 12 hours journey and interesting fact is this train takes time full day and doesn't go back return on same day.

These are the trains which takes longer duration and taking longer route within same state…and other trains longest running train passes through several states.

Which movie has the longest running length in Bollywood?

 Technically it’s J. P. Dutta’s, LOC: Kargil which has a 4 hr 25 min runtime. The film is based on the Kargil war fought between India and Pakistan. The film covers India’s lauch of Operation Vijay.

J. P. Dutta is known for multistarrer films and this film has an ensemble cast mainly Sunjay Dutt, Ajay Devgun, Saif Ali Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Suniel Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Nagarjuna, Manoj Vajpayee, Ashutosh Rana, Sanjay Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee, Kareena Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Namrata Shirodkar, Mahima Chaudhry, Esha Deol, Isha Koppikar, Preeti Jhangiani and Priya Gill.

Besides this, Tamas (period television film - duration: 4 hr 58 min) which was aired on Doordarshan as a mini-series was later released as a feature film. It was screened at Indian Film Festivals. It cannot be considered as it is a television film and did not have a typical film release.

Also, the first uncut version of Lagaan was of more than seven hours and the combined duration of Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1 & 2) is 6 hours. Though a continuation it was not a continous screening. So, it’s LOC: Kargil if continous screening is considered or else Gangs of Wasseypur (combined).

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What is the longest Indian railway express that travels non-stop?

 The longest train in Indian Railways that runs non-stop between two intermediate stops is Mumbai Central - Hapa Duronto Express (12267/12268).

The train runs non-stop between Ahmedabad Junction and Mumbai Central (493 kilometers) without any technical halt as well.

• The Hapa Duronto Express 12267 departs Mumbai Central at 10:50 pm on daily basis and arrives Hapa at 10:10 am on the next day of commencing of journey. The total travel time is 11 hours 20 minutes.
• The Mumbai Central Duronto Express 12268 departs Hapa at 08:05 pm on daily basis and arrives Mumbai Central at 08:00 am on the next day of commencing of journey. The total travel time is 11 hours 55 minutes.
• The train travels total distance of 815 kilometers between Mumbai Central and Hapa in which 493 kilometers distance is covered non-stop by the train.

When the train was introduced, it was initially running upto Ahmedabad Junction. Later on, it got extended to Rajkot. In 2022, the train was extended to Hapa.

Earlier this record was held by trains like Trivandrum Rajdhani Express, Kerela Sampark Kranti Express which used to run non-stop between Kota Junction and Vadodara Junction (528 kilometers). Currently, these trains are halting at Ratlam Junction.

Note : I am considering technical halt for crew change as a stoppage of the train.

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What was the largest and longest supernova observed?

 Considering naked eye observation from the Earth, SN 1006 was definitely the brightest supernova event recorded in history. The number 1006 refers the year it was seen, a common way to designate supernova events. It reached a peak magnitude of 

$-7.5M$ and the reason it appeared as bright as quarter of Moon light is because, later it was found out that this Supernova is just (now a remnant) 7200 light years away. It stayed in the peak magnitude for two days, April 30th and May 1st, as recorded by the then Egyptian astronomer Ali Ibn Ridwan (Ali ibn Ridwan - Wikipedia). Later Chandra Observatory explored the faint X-ray signals from this Supernova remnant and it was confirmed to be a Type 1 supernova (X-Ray View of A Thousand-Year-Old Cosmic Tapestry).

But, if You extend the observation beyond the naked eye then there are two more important events that need to be mentioned.

Using the ASASSN telescope (All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae - Wikipedia), scientists discovered the most luminous supernova event (SN2015l). The event reached a magnitude of $-23.5\pm 0.1$ but from earth it was impossible to see with naked eye as the galaxy where this event took place is located around 3.8 billion light-years away (ASASSN-15lh: A highly super-luminous supernova). Just to give you an idea of the magnitude of this event we can draw a comparison. We all know that Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky and it’s about 9 light years away. If this supernova event would have happened at that distance then it would have blazed almost as powerfully as the Sun. If it were as close as Pluto then it would have eaten up the whole solar system. Now, as a student of Cosmic Ray (CR) science, these events are extremely useful as we believe that Supernova are the sources of CRs which hit earth from all direction every moment, and these events are proof that the Supernova explosions do have enough energy that they can act as CR sources.

Last but not the least, before SN 2015l event, there was one more interesting event recorded on 2006 which was the then most luminous event recorded (An extremely luminous supernova in the galaxy NGC 1260) with peak magnitude recorded at $-22$, where the galaxy NGC 1260 was 238 million light years away. To reach the peak magnitude from $-15$ to $-22$it took around 20 days, so definitely it was a long event.

This event was believed to be the result of the death of a massive star, like Eta Carinae (Discovery of the most luminous supernova ever recorded, powered by the death of an extremely massive star like Eta Carinae). Now if You don’t know Eta Carinae, check it out and it’s definitely one of the most interesting star which is 7500 light years away and believed to be exploding as a supernova soon.

Now if You recall the first event I mentioned SN 1006, the distance of the supernova was around 7200 light years away and the Supernova was seen from many different parts of the world, so we should expect to see the massive explosion of the binary system of Eta Carinae from Earth. So let’s hope for the best !

Which animal can see the longest distance?

 The Golden Eagle is the undisputed majesty of the mountain.

Birds of prey have the sharpest sight of all bird species,and they have a sight that is 8-10 times sharper than human.The Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) can detect a hare at a distance of 1 966 meters (possibly as far as 3,2 km.) in good light and against contrast background.

The Golden Eagle is more agile and better hunter than the sea Eagle. It then plunges towards the prey at a speed of up to 150 km/h.Usually the prey is taken on the ground,possibly in the ascent,but the success rate is not very high,8-20 percent. Varied menu;The Golden Eagle takes a wide range of food,everything from grouse and hare to martens and foxes.

The Golden Eagle has a very effective murder weapon in the powerful rear claw and inner claw,while the beak is used to tear and cut up the prey.

(Torgeir Nygård;seniorforsker ved Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA) og har jobbet med både kongeørn og havørn siden 1990)

What is the longest train in India?

 The question does not specify whether the meaning of longest here is in terms of total number of coaches or in terms of total distance travelled.

In terms of total number of coaches, the train name is Prayagraj SF Express (12417/18) running between New Delhi and Prayagraj Junction with LHB rake of 23 coaches.

In terms of total distance travelled, the train name is Vivek Express (22503/22504).

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Vivek Express (22503/22504) running between Dibrugarh, Assam and Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu covers the longest distance.

The train travels via different zones of Indian Railways covering different cities like Dimapur, Guwahati, Siliguri, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Nellore, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram etc.

About Vivek Express

• The Vivek SF Express is a superfast express train in Indian Railways which runs between Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari.
• The train operates as train number 22503 from Kanyakumari to Dibrugarh and as train number 22504 in the reverse direction.
• The 22503 Vivek SF Express departs Kanyakumari at 05:25 pm on daily basis and arrives Dibrugarh at 09:00 pm on the fourth day of commencing of journey. The total travel time is 75 hours 35 minutes.
• The 22504 Vivek SF Express departs Dibrugarh at 07:35 pm on daily basis and arrives Kanyakumari at 09:55 pm on the fourth day of commencing of journey. The total travel time is 74 hours 20 minutes.
• The train travels total distance of 4,155 kilometers between Kanyakumari and Dibrugarh.
• The train is hauled by a electric locomotive WAP-7 of ED/RPM shed between Kanyakumari and Visakhapatnam Jn, WAP-7 of SGUJ shed between Visakhapatnam Jn and New Cooch Behar and a diesel locomotive WDP-4B/4D of SGUJ shed between New Cooch Behar and Dibrugarh.

• The train has total 8 rakes running between Dibrugarh and Kanyakumari.
• The train runs with LHB rake of 22 coaches in which there are 6 AC III tier coach, 2 AC II tier coach, 1 Pantry Car, 7 sleeper coach, 4 general coach, 1 End on Generator vans (EOG) and 1 Seating cum Luggage Rake (SLR).
• Vivek SF Express is currently the longest daily running superfast express train in terms of distance and time in Indian Railways network and longest train route in Indian Subcontinent.
• Vivek SF Express is the 30th longest train route in the world.

NOTE :

• The older train number of this train was 15905/15906.
• The train earlier used to run on weekly basis instead of daily basis.
• Vivek Express refers to multiple express trains on Indian Railways network which were launched in year 2013 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

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Which ancient dynasty of India had the longest period of rule?

 

• The Alupa also known as Alva as an ancient ruling dynasty of India
• From circa 2nd century C.E to 15th century C.E.
• They ruled over coastal Karnataka lasted for about 1200 years.

• Common languages: Sanskrit, Tulu and Kannada.
• Religion: Hinduism and Jainism..
• Government : Monarchy

• Later they became the vassals of the Chalukyas Dynasty , Rashtrakuta Dynasty and Hoysalas Empire with the change in political scenario of Southern India.
• ·The Alvas or Alupas were a minor dynasty in Western Karnataka but the longest reigning dynasty of Tulu Nadu that ruled without interuption for almost 1000 - 1200 years over the small territory of coastal Karnataka.
• The Alupas were one of the three dynasties that issued gold coins as early as 8th century CE. The gold that used to mint coins came from trade with the Romans, Arabs and from the adjacent kingdom of Gangas. No other ancient dynasties of the south have issued that many varieties of gold coins as Alupas and Gangas did.

They built some temples in their area of rule

1. Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple, Polal

2. Sri Manjunatheshwara Temple, Kadri

3. Sri Mahishamardini Temple, Neelavara

4. Sri Panchalingeshwara Temple, Vittla

5. Sri Anantheshwara Temple, Udupi

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alupa_dynasty