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07/11/22 13:03 PM IST

Switzerland created record for operating the longest passenger train

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  • The world’s longest passenger train was operationalized in Switzerland during the 175th anniversary of Swiss Railways.
World's Longest train
  • The passenger train is 1.9 km-long, having 100 coaches.
  • It travelled 15.5 miles from the Albula Tunnel in Preda to the Landwasser Viaduct, at the outskirts of Filisur. The journey ended at Bergün.
  • It travelled via the famous Albula-Bernina route – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • During the journey, the trained travelled via 22 tunnels and 48 bridges.
  • The train was operated by 7 train drivers and 21 technicians. It took nearly 8 months to prepare for this historic journey.
  • The train, weighing a massive 2,990 tonnes, managed to maintain the average speed at 30 to 35 km per hour.
  • It is inclusive of 25 divisible multiple-unit trains, spanning a total length of 1,910 meters.
  • The previous record of the longest passenger train journey was set by National Belgian Railway Company in 1991.
Source- Indian Express 

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