129 Wagons, 3 Engines: North Eastern Railway runs its longest ‘Awadh Mahashakti’ freight train
On August 20, the North Eastern Railway (NER) operated its longest-ever freight train, the Awadh Mahashakti, from Gonda to Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. The train covered a distance of approximately 160 km in 3 hours and 50 minutes, traveling at an average speed of 42 kmph. Sumit Kumar, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of NER, announced that this train was formed for the first time in NER, consisting of three rakes of BCN empty wagons with 129 wagons and three engines.
The Gonda-Burhwal-Sitapur section is a part of HDN-4, a crucial railway route connecting Delhi with Guwahati. This long haul of three rakes saved two passages, as the three rakes traveled in one passage, improving the railway's freight carrying capacity. Last year, Indian Railways operated the Rudrastra freight train, which was about 4.5 km long, covering around 200 km in five hours with an average speed of 40 kmph.
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