1. Home
  2. Photos
  3. India
  4. India's smallest passenger train that has only three coaches, travels only 9kms

India's smallest passenger train that has only three coaches, travels only 9kms

The DEMU is called as the smallest passenger train in India that has only three coaches and the train travels only 9kms in its whole journey.

Edited By: Manmath Nayak
Published : Feb 01, 2025, 06:32 PM IST
Updated : Feb 01, 2025, 06:32 PM IST
India's smallest passenger train is a DEMU train which has only three coaches and that travels a distance of nine kilometers only..
1/8 Image Source : social media
India's smallest passenger train is a DEMU train which has only three coaches and that travels a distance of nine kilometers only..
2/8 Image Source : pixabay
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) has another small train in India which is known as the "Toy Train". 
3/8 Image Source : social media
The DEMU train has a seating capacity of 300, but low passenger patronage may lead to the train being removed from service.
4/8 Image Source : pixabay
The  DEMU train runs between CHT and Ernakulam Junction. The train is green-liveried and has a seating capacity of 300. 
5/8 Image Source : social media
The train runs twice a day in the morning and evening. The train's route is picturesque and locals enjoy seeing it. It is interstsing to note that the train travels 9 kilometers in 40 minutes with just one stop.
6/8 Image Source : pixabay
Other shortest train routes in India inlcude the Barkakana–Sidhwar Passenger (numbered 53375 / 53376).
7/8 Image Source : social media
Another shortest train route in India also include the Garhi Harsaru–Farrukhnagar DEMU (numbered 74031/34 & 74035/38).
8/8 Image Source : pixabay
The Jasidih–Baidyanathdham MEMU (numbered 63153/63154) is the shortest route of a MEMU train in India.