In order to facilitate passengers, the Northeast Frontier Railways‘ has decided to increase the frequency of the country’s longest train connecting north-eastern India with southern part – Vivek Express is set to increase from existing bi-weekly to four days a week from May, 2023. The train runs between Dibrugarh in Assam to Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. It covers a distance of 4,189 km and traverses through nine states. The train covers the entire journey in 74 hours and 35 minutes.
The first service of Vivek Express was started on November 19, 2011, is currently the longest train route in the country by both distance and time. The train has 59 stoppage points across its journey. In a statement, the Railways’ said, “existing timings and stoppages of the train will remain unchanged.”
