‘Vivek Express’ name after Swami Vivekananda, a weekly train covering India’s longest rail route from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari will be flagged off by union minister of state for Development of the North Eastern Region Paban Singh Ghatowar Saturday at Dibrugarh. The weekly train would cover a distance of 4286 kms in 82.30 hours.
The inaugural train is expected to arrive Dimapur on Sunday at 4.40 a.m.
Talking to Nagaland Post, PRO NF Railways said the train would cross Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Orissa, Andra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Kerala to reach its final destination at Kanyakumari.
It will supersede the existing longest running train Himasagar Express that runs between Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi, covering a distance of 3715 kms.
The train will leave Dibrugarh every Saturday at 11.45 p.m. and reach Kanyakumari Wednesday at 10.25 a.m. In the return route, it will leave Kanyakumari every Saturday at 2 p.m. and reach Dibrugarh on Wednesday at 3.30 a.m.
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