WATCH: Rudrastra – India’s longest freight train with 354 wagons, 7 engines
Rudrastra freight train: Indian Railways (IR) has set a new record by operating the country’s longest freight train. This will increase both the speed and capacity of freight transportation.
India longest freight train: Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Division operated 4.5 km long "Rudrastra" (Image: Ministry of Railways) India’s longest freight train: Indian Railways (IR) has set a new record by operating the country’s longest freight train. The initiative, undertaken by the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Division of the East Central Railway (ECR), is aimed at boosting freight capacity.
Rudrastra – India’s longest freight train
On August 7, the national transporter successfully operated “Rudrastra,” a long freight train formed by combining six empty BOXN rakes, from Ganjkhwaja station of the DDU Division. This freight train is about 4.5 km long, and is the longest freight train of Indian Railways till date.
In a statement, ECR said: “Rudrastra covered a distance of 200 km from Ganjkhwaja station to Garhwa Road station in 05.00 hours at an average speed of 40 km. It was prepared by joining six empty boxon rakes, which include a total of 354 wagons.
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