World's longest train journey: You must have traveled by train, but do you know which train travels the longest in the world? Train travel varies around the world, some destinations can be reached in a short time, while other destinations take several days to reach. India's longest distance train Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express completes its journey in 72 hours but today we are going to tell you about a train in the world that passes through 3 countries. Let's know about this train and its journey.
The longest distance train in the world
Actually, we are talking about the Trans-Siberian train that runs between Moscow city of Russia and Pyongyang city of North Korea. It takes 7 days to travel by this train. Once this train starts its journey, it stops at its destination only after 7 days 20 hours 25 minutes. The special thing is that this train passes through 142 stations and 87 cities during its journey.
Let us tell you that the Trans-Siberian train covers a distance of 10214 km, to complete which the train has to pass through rivers, mountains, 87 cities, forests and snowfields. During the journey in this train, one also gets a chance to see beautiful natural views. This train started in 1916. The train first takes North Korean passengers from Moscow, Russia to Vladivostok, Russia. From there a train connects to the train from Vladivostok to Moscow.
This means that passengers coming from Pyongyang in North Korea do not need to change coaches or trains anywhere. This train was started to increase the population and economic development of Siberia, which has become the longest traveling train in the world.