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Meeting India's longest Dibrugarh- Kanyakumari Vivek Express while arriving at Asansol Junction
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Around 15 minutes late running 13317 Howrah (HWH)- Dhanbad (DHN) BLACK DIAMOND Express headed by freshly POH'ed 30204 WAP-7 of GMO shed slows down at the outers of Asansol Junction, and cruises at a moderate speed while approaching the station. And while doing so, it meets extremely beautiful looking twin...
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ASN shed WAG- 5 hauling BOBYN rake, and the stationary rake of 53521/ 53522 Asansol (ASN)- Varanasi (BSB) Passenger. In the distance, a WAG- 7 in WAP- 4 shell, a Shakti WDG- 3A and a few other rakes are also seen at the very distance. Finally after changing tracks to arrive at pl- 3, we meet the 1 hour late running 15906 Dibrugarh (DBRG)- Kanyakumari (CAPE) Weekly VIVEK Express, which is currently India's longest, and world's seventh longest train, which is seen stationary at pl- 4.
Vivek follows the Dibrugarh- New Tinsukia- Mariani- Dimapur- Lumding- Guwahati- Goalpara- New Bongaigaon- Alipurduar- New Jalpaiguri- Kishanganj- Malda Town- Rampurhat- Durgapur- Asansol- Adra- Bankura- Midnapore- Hijli- Bhubaneshwar- Khurda Road- Brahmapur- Vishakapatnam- Vijaywada- Renigunta- Jolarpettai- Salem- Erode- Coimbatore Main- Palakkad- Ernakulam Town (North)- Kottayam- Kollam- Trivandrum Central- Nagercoil- Kanyakumari route of NFR/ ER/ SER/ ECoR/ SCR/ SR. It covers a mammoth distance of 4243 kms in 82 hours with 54 halts, and maintaining an average speed of 54 km/hr.
You can hear me in conversation with fellow railfan regarding railway issues. Would add up the conversation here later.
Giving me company on the trip were railfans Wrik, P.K. Venkatramani and B.G. (Pen-name), and we were on our way to visit CLW (Chittaranjan Locomotive Works) after getting special permission.