What's the longest passenger train in the world that runs to a regular timetable (i.e. excluding passenger trains put together for a special event)?

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What's the longest passenger train in the world that runs to a regular timetable (i.e. excluding passenger trains put together for a special event)?

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Last updated Mar 13 2024.
Originally posted Feb 09 2024 5:33 PM.

Lottie1001

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Lottie1001

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According to the Guinness World Records website it is the Ghan, which runs regular services between Adelaide and Darwin in Australia. Trains usually consist of 30 carriages and two locomotives, but they can be longer if there is demand for it, sometimes they are over 1km long.

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/601741-longest-passenger-train-in-scheduled-service#:~:text=There%20have%20been%20longer%20passenger,heart%20of%20the%20Australian%20outback.

https://www.journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/the-ghan/

Feb 09 2024, 5:52 PM

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wellenbrecher

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Here's a video that gives you an idea about the trip of 1900 miles in 56 hours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNmhrTOYcqg

Mar 13 2024, 4:17 PM

What's the longest passenger train in the world that runs to a regular timetable (i.e. excluding passenger trains put together for a special event)?

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