What is India’s longest railway station name?

 India's longest railway station name is Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station in Chennai, formerly known as Chennai Central, which has 57 letters.

It was implemented in 2019 year, in honour of the former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran..

Short form it is called as MGR Chennai Central

Previously it was Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh which has 28 letters

This spot lies between Renigunta (Tirupati) and Arakkonam Line.

This station name can be read by splitting it as Venkata+Narasimha+Rajuvaripeta

What is India's longest local train?

 •You mean longest distance covering local train, then 13553/Asansol-Varanasi Jn Memu Express is the longest distance covering local train in India.

•It covers 480 km in 14 hours 50 minutes, connecting West Bengal, the Land of Black Diamonds, with Varanasi, a famous pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh.

•2nd longest distance Memu Train 63557/Barkakana Jn-Varanasi Memu | 453 km

⭐Other local trains in Indian railways long distance over 200–300 km, state wise:-

•Long distance local train in Tamilnadu:-

🔵56112/Tiruchirapalli-Villupuram Memu Via Ariyalur | 178 km

🔵66063/Chennai Beach–Tiruvannamalai MEMU via Katpadi Jn | 224 km

🔵16088/Salem-Arakkonam Jn Memu Express | 265 km

🔵16812/Salem-Mayiladuthurai Memu Express via Trichy | 281 km

•In Kerala

🔵66603/Ernakulam South-Kollam Memu Via Alleppey | 141 km

🔵66609/Palakkad Jn-Ernakulam South Memu | 149 km

🔵Ernakulam Junction-Kollam Memu Via Kottayam | 155 km

🔵66323/Kannur-Shoranur Junction (Palakkad ) Memu | 175 km

•Between Kerala & Tamilnadu:- 66306/Kollam-Kanyakumari Memu | 151 km

•Between Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh:- 🔵66069/Chennai Central Suburban-Tiruchanur Memu | 139 km

🔵16870/Villupuram-Tirupati Memu Express via Tiruvannamalai | 265 km

•Between Tamilnadu and Pondicherry:- 66051/Chennai Egmore-Pondicherry Memu | 195 km

•Between Andhra Pradesh and Pondicherry:- 16111/Tirupati-Pondicherry Memu Express via Arakkonam, Kanchipuram | 287 km

•In Andhra Pradesh

🔵Narsapur-Vijayawada Memu | 138 km

🔵67274/Ongole-Vijayawada Memu | 138 km

🔵67247/Narsapur-Guntur Memu | 142 km

🔵 67262/Vijayawada-Rajamundry Memu | 149 km

🔵18028/Visakhapatnam Jn-Kakinada Memu Express | 164 km

🔵67260/ Bitragunta-Vijayawada Memu | 220 km

•In Karnataka

🔵Ksr Bengaluru-Ashokapuram Memu | 142 km

🔵Ksr Bengaluru-Kolar Memu Via Chikkaballapur | 158 km

🔵17347/Hubli-Chitradurga Memu Express | 224 km

🔵56911/Hubli-Guntakal Memu | 257 km

•Between Karnataka and Tamilnadu:-

Ksr Bengaluru-Jolarpettai Memu | 144 km

•Long distance local train between Karnataka and Goa:- 10108/Mangalore Central-Madgaon Jn Memu Express | 318 km

•Long distance train within Maharashtra:-

🔵71419/Pune-Satara Demu Express | 145 km

🔵Jalna-Nagarsol Demu | 153 km

🔵71421/Kurduwadi Jn-Miraj Jn Demu via Pandharpur,Dhalgaon | 189 km

🔵61101/Bhusawal-Badnera Memu | 218 km

🔵11113/Devlali-Bhusawal Memu Express | 262 km

🔵11119/Igatpuri-Bhusawal Memu Express | 307km

🔵11121/Bhusawal-Wardha Jn -Memu Express | 313 km

🔵11425/Pune Jn-Kolhapur Demu Express | 326 km

•long distance local train between Maharashtra and Gujarat

🔵Nandurbar-Surat Memu | 160 km

🔵Virar-Surat Memu | 207 km

🔵19101/Virar-Bharuch Memu Express | 266 km

🔵19106/Bhusawal-Udhna Jn (Surat) Memu | 330 km

•Between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra:-

🔵68715/Balaghat Jn-NSC Bose Itwari Memu | 175 km

🔵11116/Itarsi Jn-Bhusawal Memu Express | 306 km

•Long distance local train between Maharashtra and Telangana:- 77606/Hazur Sahib Nanded-Medchal Demu Express | 243 km

•In Madhya Pradesh:-

🔵Bhopal Jn-Bina Jn Memu | 138 km

🔵11601/Bina Jn-Katni Jn Memu Express | 262 km

•Between Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh:-

🔵68739/Shahdol-Bilaspur Memu | 193 km

🔵68749/Shahdol-Ambikapur Memu | 213 km

•In Chattisgarh:

🔵68737/Raigarh-Bilaspur Memu | 132 km

🔵68706/Dongargarh -Bilaspur Memu | 209 km

•Long distance Memu train between Delhi and Haryana:

🔵64465/New Delhi-Kurukshetra Memu Express via Sonipat Jn | 157 km

🔵14023/Delhi Jn-Kurukshetra Demu Express via Rohtak Jn | 247 km

🔵64461/Hazrat Nizamuddin-Kurukshetra Memu Express via Sonipat | 257 km

•Between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh:-

🔵 Delhi Jn-Saharanpur Memu | 164 km

🔵20411/Delhi Jn-Saharanpur Memu SF Express via Ghaziabad | 181 km

•Between Haryana and Rajasthan:- 14896/Hisar-Bikaner Demu Express | 307 km

•Long distance local train within Rajashthan:-

🔵74855/Bikaner-Ratangarh Demu | 137 km

🔵74831/Bikaner-Churu Demu | 179 km

🔵14896/Barmer-Bhagat ki Kothi Demu Express | 204 km

🔵76901/Ajmer-Gangapur City Demu | 293 km

•In Punjab:-
64552/Chhehartha (Amritsar)-Ludhiana Memu | 142 km

•Between Punjab and Haryana:-

🔵Nangal Dam-Ambala Cantt | 169 km

🔵74706/Jalandhar City Jn-Ambala Cantt Demu | 170 km

•Long distance train Between Haryana and Himachal Pradesh:- 74991/Ambala Cantt-Daulatpur Chowk Memu | 169 km

•Between Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand:- 64512/Amb Andaura-Haridwar Memu | 358 km

•Long distance train within Uttar Pradesh:-

🔵 Ayodhya Cantt-Prayagraj Sangam Memu | 154 km

🔵Pt.DD Upadhyaya Jn-Subedarganj Memu | 156 km

🔵64591/Subedarganj-Kanpur Memu | 190 km

🔵64565/Moradabad-Saharanpur Memu | 193 km

🔵65117/Ghazipur City-Prayagraj Jn Memu | 206 km

🔵11807/Jhansi-Agra Cantt Memu Express | 215 km

🔵65131/Mau Jn-Prayagraj Sangam Memu | 216 km

🔵Kanpur Central-Tundla Memu | 231 km

🔵13344/Shaktinagar-Varanasi Jn Memu Intercity Express | 233 km

🔵64702/Lucknow Charbagh-Jhansi Memu | 292 km

•Between Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan:-Idgah Agra-Bandikui Jn Memu | 148 km

•Long distance local train within West Bengal :-

🔵75719/Malda Court-Siliguri Demu -203 km

🔵18028/Asansol-Kharagpur Memu Express | 210 km

🔵75707/Radhikapur-Siliguri Demu | 217 km

🔵Sealdah-Lalgola MEMU | 227 km

🔵75714/Bamanhat Siliguri Demu-229 km

🔵13179/Sealdah-Siuri Memu Express | 248km

🔵68122/Howrah-Purulia Jn Memu | 282 km

•Long distance local train Between West Bengal and Jharkhand

🔵68011/Kharagpur-Tatanagar Memu | 133 km

🔵63592/Asansol-BokarovSteel city Memu | 137 km

🔵 68087/Bishnupur-Dhanbad Memu | 142 km

🔵68055/Asansol-Tatanagar Memu | 169 km

🔵63598/Asansol-Ranchi Memu | 199 km

🔵18304/ Howrah–Ghatsila MEMU | 212 km

🔵18019/Jhargham-Dhanbad Memu Express | 295 km

🔵63519//Bardhamman Jn-Bokaro Steel City Memu | 300 km

🔵18085/Kharagpur Ranchi Memu Express | 328km

13502/Bardhamman Jn-Hatia Memu Express | 348 km

🔵63141/Sealdah-Godda Memu | 364 km

•In Jharkhand:-Gua-Tatanagar Memu | 147 km

•Between Jharkhand and Odisha:- 68043/Tatanagar -Rourkela Memu | 163 km

•In Odisha:

🔵68411/Bhubaneswar-Brahmapur Memu | 166 km

🔵68408/Bhubaneswar-Baleshwar Memu | 205 km

🔵68419/Bhubaneswar-Palasa Memu | 240 km

•Long distance train between Bihar and West Bengal Bengal:- 75743/Katihar-Siliguri Demu | 203 km

•Between Assam and West Bengal:-75742/Dhubri-Siliguri Demu Intercity Express | 260 km

•Long Distance local Train within Bihar

🔵63312/Raxaul-Muzaffarpur Memu | 130 km

🔵 Saharsa Jn-Samastipur Memu | 136 km

🔵63303/Darbhanga-Raxaul Memu | 150 km

🔵15555/Patliputra-Bapudham Motihari Memu Express | 154 km

🔵Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur Memu | 160 km

🔵63301/Katihar-Barauni Memu | 180 km

🔵Patliputra-Darbhanga Memu | 206 km

🔵75215/Jaynagar-Raxaul Demu | 218 km

🔵63304/Samastipur-Katihar Memu | 231 km

🔵63306/Sonpur-Katihar Memu | 273 km

🔵 15525/Narkatiaganj-Danapur Memu Express | 318km

•Long distance train between Bihar and Uttar Pradesh:-

🔵63256/Gaya Jn-Pt.DD Upadhyaya Jn Memu | 205 km

🔵Patna Jn-Pt.DD Upadhyaya Jn Memu | 211 km

🔵63233/Patna-Varanasi Jn Memu | 229 km

•Between Bihar and Jharkhand:-63210/Patna Jn-Deoghar Memu | 227 km

•Between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh:- 13345/Varanasi-Singrauli Memu Intercity Express | 212 km

•Long distance Demu Trains in North Eastern States:-

🔵75730/Silighat Town-Guwahati Demu | 172 km

🔵75724/Guwahati-New Bongaigaon Demu | 182 km

🔵75769/Karimganj-Agartala Demu | 203 km

🔵75902/Ledo-Murkongselek Demu | 218 km

🔵75602/Tinsukia Jn-Lumding Demu Express | 336 km

•In Indian railways local trains refers to commuter local service Memu,Demu and EMU, not a long distance Express or Passenger train.

•Even though railway run few local trains under Express category as Memu/Demu Express with fewer stop, they still belong to the MEMU/DEMU category

The longest train in the world

 

• Mauritanian Iron Train - Perhaps the longest train in the world

It is a freight train that has been operating since the 1960s and connects the enormous iron mines of the city of Zouèrat , located deep in the Sahara, with the port of Nouadhibou , a town on the Atlantic coast in northern Mauritania.

The iron train has an impressive number of wagons, around 200, and is between 2.5 km and 3 km long depending on the quantity of ore transported.

It travels on a single 704-kilometer track that starts from the mines inland and ends at the coast.

Typically, during the day, there are 6 trains in total , 3 travelling loaded from the mines to the coast, and 3 travelling unloaded back to the mines.

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