Longest train services of Indian Railways


The list of longest train services of Indian Railways contains regular passenger rail services that are currently scheduled and running directly between two cities of India which are more than 2000 km apart. The special trains, coach changes, shunting or station transfers are not listed here.
Indian Railways is one of the world's largest railway networks comprising of track over a route of and 7,112 stations. In 2014-15, IR carried 8.397 billion passengers annually or more than 23 million passengers a day and 1058.81 million tons of freight in the year.
IR runs 12,617 passenger trains and 7,421 freight trains daily. Since Indian Railways operates many trains per day, it is difficult to include train services with less than 2000 km length into a table.

Top train services which runs more than 2000 km

Sl
no		DistanceTrain
no		Origin
station		Destination
station		Train nameNo.of
stops		Frequency
14282 km15905/15906Vivek ExpressNFR
TSK		56Weekly80 hrs 15 min
  • Longest running train
23932 km12507/12508Aronai Superfast ExpressNFRLMG58Weekly76 hrs 35min
33927 km12515/12516Thiruvananthapuram - Silchar Superfast ExpressNFRLMG56Weekly74 hrs 5min
43782 km16317/16318Himsagar ExpressSR
TVC		73Weekly71 hrs 56min
  • An accident on 28 July 1997
53674 km16687/16688Navyug ExpressSRPGT61Weekly68 hrs
  • It travels through the most number of the states in India
63628 km16787/16788Link ExpressSRMDU70Biweekly70 hrs
73588 km22501/22502New Tinsukia - Bengaluru Weekly ExpressNFR
TSK		33Weekly68 hrs
83292 km12483/12484Kochuveli - Amritsar Superfast ExpressNR
FZR		22Weekly61 hrs
93599 km12503/12504Humsafar ExpressNFR
LMG		30Weekly65 hrs 30 mins
  • Longest running Humsafar Express
103465 km22659/22660Kochuveli Dehradun Superfast ExpressSRTVC25Weekly61 hrs 10 mins
113437 km12521/12522Raptisagar Superfast ExpressECR
SEE		61Weekly62 hrs
123417 km12217/12218Kerala Sampark Kranti ExpressNR
UMB		21Bi-Weekly56 hrs 05 mins
133357 km15929/15930Dibrugarh - Chennai Egmore ExpressNFRTSK39Weekly61.20 hrs
143019 km16311/16312Bikaner - Kochuveli ExpressSR
TVC		44Weekly54 hrs 25 mins
153247 km12511/12512Raptisagar ExpressNER
LJN		60Tri-weekly57hrs 5 mins
163244 km15635/15636Dwarka ExpressNFR
LMG		41weekly65 hrs 35 mins
173194 km16733/16734Rameswaram - Okha ExpressSR
MDU		40weekly65 hrs 00 mins
183167 km15667/15668Gandhidham - Kamakhya ExpressNFR
LMG		33Weekly64 hrs 45 min
193165 km22653/22654Trivandrum - Hazrat Nizamuddin ExpressSR
TVC		28Weekly51 hrs 30 mins
203149 km12431/12432Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani ExpressNR
DLI		19Tri-weekly41hrs 25 mins
  • Longest running Rajdhani Express.
  • Travels the longest non-stop run of Indian Railways between Kota and Vadodara .
  • Also travels the third longest non-stop run of Indian Railways between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Kota
203149 km22655/22656Trivandrum - Hazrat Nizamuddin ExpressSRTVC28Weekly51 hrs
203149 km22633/22634Thiruvananthapuram - Hazrat Nizamuddin ExpressSR
TVC		29Weekly52 hrs 05 mins
213115 km15909/15910Avadh Assam ExpressNFR
TSK		88Daily67 hrs 15 mins
  • Longest running daily train
  • An accident on 2 August 1999
213115 km22497/224984Humsafar ExpressNWRBKN37Weekly58 hrs 20 mins
223090 km12687/12688Dehradun-Madurai Super Fast ExpressSR
MDU		27Weekly53 hrs 25 min
233052 km12551/12552AC Superfast ExpressNFR
LMG		29Weekly53 hrs 30 mins
243027 km12625/12626Kerala ExpressSR
TVC		42Daily50 hrs 25 mins
  • Longest running daily Superfast train
253002 km12643/12644Thiruvananthapuram Swarna Jayanti ExpressSRTVC32Weekly50 hrs 55 mins
  • Longest running Swarna Jayanti Superfast Express
262999 km22705/22706Humsafar ExpressSCRGTL14Weekly51 hrs 55 mins
272996 km12509/12510Kaziranga ExpressNFR
LMG		42Tri-Weekly54 hrs 20 mins
  • An accident on 31 July 2011
282985 km16359/16360Ernakulam Patna ExpressSRTVC44weekly57 hrs 50 mins
292970 km11045/11046Kolhapur CSMTDeekshabhoomi ExpressCR
PUNE		38Weekly60 hrs 15 mins
302968 km22511/22522Karmabhoomi ExpressNFR
LMG		27Weekly54 hrs 55 mins
312944 km12283/12284Duronto ExpressNR
DLI		10Weekly44 hrs 10 mins
  • Longest running Duronto Express
322941 km22475/22476Hisar - Coimbatore SF AC ExpressNWRBKN34Weekly45 hrs 50 mins
332922 km16793/16794Shraddha Sethu ExpressSR
MDU		21Weekly57 hrs 30 mins
342920 km12617/12618Mangala Lakshadweep ExpressSR
TVC		47Daily48 hours
  • An accident on 15 November 2013
  • An accident on 1 March 2015
352912 km12641/12642Thirukural ExpressSRTVC25Bi-Weekly46 hrs 45 mins
362893 km22685/22686Karnataka Sampark Kranti ExpressSWR
SBC		15Bi-Weekly52 hrs 35 mins
372877 km16031/16032Andaman ExpressSR
MAS		79Tri-Weekly58 hrs
382860 km12977/12978Marusagar ExpressNWR
AII		32Weekly48 hrs 15 mins
392859 km16863/16864Bhagat Ki Kothi Mannargudi ExpressSR
TPJ		42Weekly50 hrs
402803 km22643/22644Ernakulam Patna ExpressSR
TVC		43Bi-weekly50 hrs 50 mins
412797 km12645/12646Ernakulam JunctionHazrat NizamuddinMillennium ExpressSR
TVC		29Weekly45 hrs 50 mins
422790 km19603/19604Ajmer–Rameswaram Humsafar ExpressNWR
AII		26/28Weekly52 hrs
432789 km15119/15120Manduadih Rameswaram ExpressNER
BSB		36Weekly53 hrs 35 mins
442770 km18401/18402Dwarka ExpressECoR
KUR		39Weekly52 hrs 40 mins
452743 km19567/19568Vivek ExpressWR
RJT		41Weekly50 hrs 40 mins
462736 km15647/15648Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Guwahati Express NFR
LMG		52Weekly52 hrs 55 mins
472718 km19261/19262Porbandar Kochuveli ExpressWR
BVP		30Weekly47 hrs 45 mins
482706 km16333/16334Thiruvananthapuram Veraval ExpressSR
TVC		59Weekly49 hrs 30 mins
492691 km12647/12648Kongu ExpressSR
SA		28Weekly47 hrs 10 mins
502679 km12969/12970Coimbatore–Jaipur Superfast ExpressNWR
JP		39Weekly44 hrs 55 mins
512672 km12949/12950Kavi Guru ExpressWR
BVP		37Weekly48 hrs 10 mins
522667 km12651/12652Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti ExpressSR
MDU		14Bi-Weekly41 hrs 45 mins
532648 km12651/12652Ahilyanagari ExpressSR
TVC		54Weekly47 hrs 05 mins
542647 km16336/16335Gandhidham−Nagercoil ExpressSR
TVC		56Weekly47 hrs
552624 km12781/12782Swarna Jayanti ExpressSWR
MYS		32Weekly45 hrs
562620 km12629/12630Karnataka Sampark Kranti ExpressSWR
SBC		11Bi-Weekly47 hrs 45 mins
572595 km19331/19332Indore Kochuveli ExpressWR
RTM		32Weekly45 hrs 15 mins
582593 km19577/19578Jamnagar Tirunelveli ExpressWR
RJT		28Bi-weekly48 hrs
592584 km12659/12660Gurudev ExpressSR
TVC		44Weekly47 hrs 10 mins
  • An accident on 11 June 2007
602577 km12519/12520AC ExpressNFRLMG26Weekly44 hrs 35 mins
612574 km22641/22642Shalimar ExpressSR
TVC		37Bi-weekly44 hrs 50 mins
622571 km18507/18508Hirakud ExpressECoR
VSKP		48Tri-weekly48 hrs 05 mins
632570 km19259/19260Kochuveli−Bhavnagar ExpressWR
BVP		41Weekly45 hrs 35 mins
642568 km15645/15646Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Guwahati Express NFR
LMG		44Bi-Weekly51 hrs 55 mins
652564 km12513/12514Guwahati - Secunderabad ExpressNFR
LMG		31Weekly46 hrs 30 mins
662553 km16338/16337Ernakulam-Okha ExpressSR
TVC		51Bi-weekly45 hrs 20 mins
672546 km12591/12592Gorakhpur−Yesvantpur ExpressNER
LJN		39Weekly45 hrs 45 mins
682544 km12539/12540Yesvantpur−Lucknow ExpressSWR
SBC		18Weekly46 hrs
692537 km13351/13352Dhanbad Alappuzha ExpressECR
DHN		95Daily56 hrs 35 mins
  • An accident on 2 November 2013
702530 km12937/12938Garbha Superfast ExpressWRADI17Weekly43 hrs 35 mins
712513 km22648/22647Thiruvananthpuram Korba ExpressSR
TVC		17Bi-weekly45 hrs 40 mins
722496 km12975/12976Jaipur Mysore Superfast ExpressNWR
JP		42Bi-weekly43 hrs 55 mins
732492 km22620/22619Tirunelveli−Bilaspur ExpressSR
MDU		29Weekly44 hrs 20 mins
732492 km18421/18422Puri−Ajmer ExpressECoR
KUR		41Bi-weekly46 hrs 25 mins
742489 km12253/12254Anga ExpressSWR
SBC		28Weekly43 hrs
752487 km22851/22552Vivek ExpressSER
KGP		40Weekly41 hrs 40 mins
762455 km19423/19424Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar ExpressWR
ADI		13Weekly46 hrs
772453 km12435/12436Rajdhani ExpressNR
DLI		25Bi-Weekly42 hrs 35 min
  • An accident on 25 June 2014
782448 km12423/12424Rajdhani ExpressNRDLI20Daily37 hrs 50 min
  • Longest running dailyRajdhani Express
  • An accident on 25 May 2010
792436 km14019/14020Tripura Sundari ExpressNRDLI17weekly48 hrs 35 min
802432 km12665/12666Howrah–Kanyakumari ExpressSR
TVC		31weekly43 hrs 15 min
812422 km20501/20502Rajdhani ExpressNFR
LMG		15weekly40 hrs 50 min
822416 km17037/17038Secunderabad - Hisar ExpressSCR32Bi-Weekly45 hrs 35 min
832404 km12627/12628Karnataka ExpressSWR
SBC		35Daily39 hrs 10 min
  • An accident on 14 May 1989
  • An accident on 6 March 1991
842381 km22691/22692Rajdhani ExpressSWRSBC134 days/week33 hrs 55 min
852377 km12213/12214Duronto ExpressSWR
SBC		4Weekly31 hrs 20 min
862346 km12389/12390Gaya Chennai Egmore ExpressER
MGS		16Weekly38 hrs 45 min
872334 km25631/25632Bikaner Guwahati ExpressNFR
LMG		16Bi-weekly47 hrs 50 min
882333 km12669/12670Ganga Kaveri ExpressSR
MAS		24Bi-weekly42 hrs
892328 km12941/12942Parasnath ExpressWR
BVP		34Weekly40 hrs 50 mins
902317 km12707/12708Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti ExpressSCR
GTL		18Tri-weekly36 hrs 20 mins
912308 km22693/22694Rajdhani ExpressSWR
SBC		9Tri-weekly33 hrs 55 min
922303 km22611/22612Chennai - New Jalpaiguri ExpressSR
MAS		22weekly42 hrs 05 mins
932290 km12649/12650Karnataka Sampark Kranti ExpressSWR
SBC		85 Days/week35 hrs 15 min
942288 km22877/22878Howrah - Ernakulam Antyodaya ExpressSER
KGP		24Weekly38 hrs 35 min
  • First Antyodaya Express.
952283 km12993/12994Gandhidham Puri ExpressWRADI27Weekly41 hrs 25 min
962255 km12371/12372Howrah Jaisalmer Superfast ExpressER
HWH		29Weekly39 hrs 25 min
972244 km16531/16532Garib Nawaz ExpressSWR
SBC		38Weekly47 hrs 15 min
982242 km22837/22838Dharti Aaba ExpressSER
RNC		27Weekly40 hrs 40 min
992223 km16613/16614Rajkot–Coimbatore ExpressSR
SA		34Weekly44 hrs 50 min
1002212 km19709/19710Kavi Guru ExpressNWR
JP		39Weekly47 hrs 25 min
1012204 km16533/16534Bangalore City Bhagat Ki Kothi ExpressSWR
SBC		28Weekly47 hrs 05 min
1022179 km12615/12616Grand Trunk ExpressSR
MAS		41Daily35 hrs 55 min An accident on 30 Nov 2012
1032178 km17005/17006Hyderabad Deccan Raxaul ExpressSCR
SC		30Weekly43 hrs 5055 min
1042176 km12967/12968Chennai Central–Jaipur Superfast ExpressNWR
JP		32Bi-weekly36 hrs 35 min
1052173 km12621/12622Tamil Nadu ExpressSR
MAS		12Daily33 hrs 05 min
1062170 km11077/11078Jhelum ExpressCRPUNE67Daily40 hrs 45 min
1072169 km12321/12322Mumbai Howrah MailER
HWH		48Weekly37 hrs 25 min
1082167 km12779/12780Goa ExpressSWR
UBL		29Daily39 hrs 10 min
1092166 km12269/12270Duronto ExpressSRMAS6Bi-Weekly27 hrs 55 min
1092166 km12433/12434Rajdhani ExpressNR
DLI		9Bi-Weekly28 hrs 15 min
1092166 km12611/12612Garib Rath ExpressSR
MAS		11Weekly28 hrs 15 min
1102139 km22816/22815Ernakulam−Bilaspur ExpressSECR
BSP		23Weekly37 hrs 20 min
1102139 km12315/12316Ananya ExpressER
SDAH		21Weekly37 hrs 50 min
1112135 km16381/16382Jayanti Janata ExpressSR
TVC		62Daily45 hrs 45 min
1112135 km12843/12844Ahmedabad-Puri ExpressWR
ADI		214 times Weekly37 hrs 55 min
1122130 km16507/16508Bangalore City Bhagat Ki Kothi ExpressSWR
SBC		45Bi-Weekly45 hrs 35 min
1132107 km22817/22818Howrah − Mysore ExpressSER
KGP		21Weekly35 hrs 35 min
1142105 km18501/18502Visakhapatnam Gandhidham ExpressECoR
VSKP		29Weekly39 hrs 55 min
1152094 km12833/12834Ahmedabad Howrah ExpressSER63Daily37 hrs 15 min
1162092 km12151/12152Samarsata ExpressCR
CSTM		24Bi-Weekly33 hrs 55 min
1172089 km16093/16094Gomti Sagar ExpressSR
MAS		45Weekly39 hrs
1182087 km12803/12804Swarna Jayanti ExpressECoR
VSKP		21Bi-Weekly32 hrs 50 min
1192082 km12477/12478Jamnagar Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra ExpressNR
FZR		30Weekly36 hrs 05 min
1202078 km12715/12716Sachkhand ExpressSCR
NED		36Daily34 hrs 50 min
1212074 km12475/12476Sarvodaya ExpressNR
FZR		31Weekly37 hrs 40 min
1222069 km18573/18574Visakhapatnam - Bhagat Ki Kothi ExpressECoR
VSKP		35Weekly40 hrs 30 min
1232050 km12545/12546Karmabhoomi ExpressECR
SPJ		20Weekly37 hrs 45 min
1242049 km12361/12362Asansol Mumbai CST ExpressER
ASN		19Weekly34 hrs 30 min
1252044 km11057/11058Mumbai CST Amritsar ExpressCR
CSTM		90Daily41 hrs
1262030 km17323/17324Hubballi - Varanasi Weekly ExpressSWR
UBL		22Weekly42 hrs
1272027 km12663/12664Tiruchirappalli–Howrah Superfast ExpressSR
TPJ		23Bi-weekly36 hrs 15 mins
1282025 km12129/12130Azad Hind ExpressCR
PUNE		29Daily33 hrs 25mins
1282025 km12221/12222Duronto ExpressSER8Bi-Weekly29 hrs 25mins
1282025 km22629/22630Dadar-Tirunelveli ExpressSR
MDU		26Weekly37 hrs 05 min
1282025 km22921/22922Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Antyodaya ExpressWR
MMCT		14Weekly36 hrs 25mins
1292024 km12331/12332Himgiri ExpressER
HWH		32Tri-Weekly36 hrs 30mins
1302017 km18609/18610Ranchi−Mumbai LTT ExpressSER
RNC		29Weekly39 hrs
1312011 km18237/18238'''Chhattisgarh ExpressSECR
BSP		32Daily41 hrs 55mins

Operators

Here the operators of train services with more than 2000 km are listed in sequence. In the first section the operating Zone and in second section the operating Division is tabulated separately.

Railway Zone wise

Most of the long distance trains are operated by Southern Railway ' followed by Northeast Frontier Railway '. But the longest running train, Vivek express is operated by Northeast Frontier Railway. The table below shows the top operators which operates the long distance train services of Indian Railways. It is arranged in the order of most number of services.
Sl / NoOperator
No. of
services
1Southern Railway 41
2Northeast Frontier Railway 18
3South Western Railway 15
4Western Railway 11
5Northern Railway 10
6North Western Railway 8
7South Eastern Railway 7
8East Coast Railway 6
8Eastern Railway 6
9Central Railway 5
10South Central Railway 4
11East Central Railway 3
11North Eastern Railway 3
12South East Central Railway 2
13West Central Railway 0
13North Central Railway 0
13Konkan Railway 0

Railway Division wise

Most of the long distance trains are operated by ' followed by ' divisions. But the longest running train, Vivek express is operated by division. The table below shows the top operators which operates the long distance train services of Indian Railways. It is arranged in the order of most number of services.
Sl / NoOperator
No. of
services
1 22
2 14
3 12
4 8
5 6
5 6
6 4
6 4
6 4
6 4
7 3
7 3
7 3
7 3
7 3
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1
9 1

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