Vivek Express - Wikipedia Vivek Express Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express 19027 Vivek Express Vivek Express is a chain of express trains on the Indian Railways network. These trains were announced in the Railway Budget of 2011 - 12 by the then Railway Minister. These trains were started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, to be held in 2013. One of the Vivek Express trains, the one from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari ; is the longest route on the Indian Railways network, in terms of distance and time, and is the 9th longest in the world. Contents 1 List of Vivek Express Trains 1.1 Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express 1.2 Okha - Tuticorin Vivek Express 1.3 Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Vivek Express 1.4 Santragachi - Mangalore Central Vivek Express 2 Route maps 3 Future plans 4 See also 5 References List of Vivek Express trains As of July 2013, there are 4 pairs of Vivek Express trains Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express Main article : Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express This weekly train, numbered 15905 / 15906, is currently the longest train route in the Indian Subcontinent. It joins Dibrugarh in Assam, North - East India to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu which is the southernmost tip of Mainland India. It covers a total of 4286 km from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. Okha - tuticorin Vivek Express Main article : Okha - Tuticorin Vivek Express This too, is a weekly train, numbered 19567 / 19568. It connects Okha, Gujarat ( which is the westernmost tip of India ) to Thoothukudi, the `` Pearl City '', in Tamil Nadu in South India. This train covers 3043 km in 54 : 25 hours. It travels through the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This train is also religiously important, as it joins two places of religious significance, namely Lord Krishna 's Dwarka and Rameswaram, which lies close to Thoothukudi. The train covers important cities en route, namely Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Mumbai Vasai Road, Kalyan, Pune, Adoni, Bangalore ( Krishnarajpuram ), Salem, Karur and Madurai. Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Vivek Express Main article : Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Vivek Express This train seeks its origin from Bandra Terminus, one of the main stations in Mumbai. This train, 19027 / 19028, like other Vivek Expresses, is also a weekly train from Bandra Terminus, Mumbai to Jammu Tawi in North India. However, unlike other typical North Indian trains, this train bypasses New Delhi or Delhi NCR. It goes via Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Mehsana, Abu Road, Jodhpur, Degana, Sujangarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Hisar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Chakki Bank, thus bypassing Delhi NCR. Santragachi - Mangalore Central Vivek Express Main article : Santragachi - Mangalore Central Vivek Express The 22851 / 22852 Vivek Express links Santragachhi, a town in the vicinity of Howrah, Kolkata in West Bengal to Mangalore Central in Karnataka. This is also a weekly train, which comes under the Superfast category of the Indian Railways, unlike other Vivek Expresses. This train passes through the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Important cities en route are Bhubaneswar, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Coimbatore, Kozhikode and Kannur. Route maps Dibrugarh - Kanyakumari Vivek Express route map Okha - Tuticorin Vivek Express route map Jammu Tawi - Mumbai Vivek Express route map ( Santragachi - Mangalore ) Vivek Express route map Future plans Owing to the positive response to Vivek Express trains by the masses, the Railway Ministry is considering starting a new Vivek Express in the North to East Corridor, between Jammu Tawi and North East India. Earlier Vivek Express trains ran from East to South, South to West, West to North and again East to South India respectively. The new North to East Vivek Express would complete the quadrilateral ; it is expected to be announced in the 2013 -- 2014 Railway Budget. See also Railways in India portal Himsagar Express Tamil Nadu Express Video of Vivek Express References Jump up ^ `` Now, northeast & south come closer ''. The Hindu. 2011 - 11 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Madurai - Dwaraka Vivek Express / 19567 ''. India Rail Info. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 10. 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Question: which is the longest running train in india
Answer: One of the Vivek Express trains, the one from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari