Indian Railways is counted among the largest rail networks in the world. Traveling by Indian trains is quite cheap and convenient compared to any other means. Indian Railways is operating thousands of trains across the country. Crores of people travel in these trains every day. Indian Railways is playing an important role in the development of the country's connectivity and economy. Apart from this, it also has an important contribution to the tourism development of the country. Most of us travel on Indian trains. At the same time, do you know which is the slowest train in India? If not, then today through this news we are going to tell you about the slowest train in India. Let's know -
The name of the slowest train in India is "Mettupalayam Ooty Nilgiri Passenger Train". This train is also known as the Nilgiri Mountain Train. This train takes 5 hours to cover a distance of 46 km. Not only this but sometimes it takes 6 to 7 hours to cover this distance.
This train runs between Mettupalayam railway station in Tamil Nadu and Udamandal railway station in Ooty. During its journey, this train passes through Keller, Coonoor, Wellington, Lovedale, and Ootacamund stations.
The route through which this train passes is very beautiful. Most of the people who enjoy natural beauty travel on this train. This train passes through about 16 tunnels and more than 250 bridges during the journey.
This train has been running since the time of the British. This train started in 1899. Today, this train has been made very advanced to give tourists a wonderful experience of traveling on this train.
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