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Blog Entry# 1222266
Posted: Sep 23 2014 (19:14)

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Last Response: Sep 26 2014 (23:02)
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Sep 23 2014 (19:14)   LTT/Mumbai LTT (5 PFs)
 
RaviPrajapati^~
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Longest passenger trains in the world (Length )
Australia – up to 99 coaches (approximately 1.2 km) on The Ghan

Japan - Tōkaidō Shinkansen N700 16-car trainset 404 m
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the Netherlands – up to 15 coaches (five 3-coach NS Intercity Materieel trains combined)[16] – 403 m

Sweden – 17 coaches (26.7 m each plus two Rc locomotives at 15.4 m) – 484 m between Stockholm and Luleå. Sometimes charter trains are longer than that. E.g. 22 coaches, 530 m on 24-25 Febr 2012.[17]

Germany – two ICE 3 trains combined – 402 m

France – two TGV Atlantique trains combined – 476 m

United Kingdom, Belgium, France – Eurostar / British Rail Class 373 (20 cars multiple unit) – 394 m

United States — Auto Train between Lorton, Virginia, and Sanford, Florida — up to 49 cars. 4 coaches, 2 lounges, 3 diners, 6 sleepers, one transition sleeper and up to 33 autoracks.

United States - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus trains - Longest privately operated passenger trains in the world at nearly sixty cars each. Two trains, the Red unit and the Blue unit, tour the country in an overlapping two-year cycle. Each circus train consists of around 40-45 passenger cars with dorm rooms for the circus performers and crews, four animal cars usually placed at the front of the train for a smoother ride, a dining car referred to as the "pie car," a generator car to provide power to the train, two merchandise boxcars and 15-20 flatcars carrying circus vehicles and containers.

India - 24 coach trains are standard for most popular long distance services, which translates into approximately 600 meters per train.

Canada - The Canadian transcontinental train may have 33 train cars during peak season (May to September)
The length of passenger trains generally has to match the length of platforms, especially high-level platforms. These platforms cannot always be extended to suit extended train lengths due to bridges, tunnels, pointwork, narrowing track centers and stabling yards, though "selective door opening" can help long trains stop at short platforms.

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Sep 23 2014 (19:18)
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Who: National Belgian Railway Company
What: Longest passenger train
Where: Belgium
A passenger train created by the National Belgian Railway Company (NMBS) measured 1732.9m (5685.3ft) and consisted of 70 coaches pulled by one electric locomotive. It traveled 62.5km (38.9miles) from Ghent to Ostend on April 27, 1991.
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train was a once-off creation in aid of a Belgian cancer research charity called 'Kom op tegen kanker' (Fight Against Cancer) and its journey was broadcast live on Belgian television. It weighed 2,786tonnes and made the journey in 1hr 11min at an average speed of 52.8km/h (32.8mph). There were 216 people aboard the train, which consisted of four international coaches, one bar/dancing coach, 60 national coaches and five driving trailers. It was dismantled after the attempt.
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Sep 24 2014 (17:35)
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Australia upto 99 coaches.......if it happens around our stretch of the region....the train will stop @ RJY but at the same time people who live closer to the banks of the river can get down @ Godavari Railway station.Now.......that's quite interesting!!
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Sep 25 2014 (17:19)
Dhruv Khalas~   2096 blog posts
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Loco at BCT and coaches at Mahalaxmi...lol
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Sep 26 2014 (22:55)
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That was a good one.R.o.f.l
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Sep 26 2014 (23:02)
Abhi~   8548 blog posts
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99 coaches are you sure !!!!
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