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World's longest train: BHP Iron Ore train in Australia sets Guinness record | SEE PICS
World | Jan 02, 2025, 11:54 PM ISTDiscover the engineering marvel of the BHP Iron Ore Train in Australia, the world’s longest train, spanning 7.3 kilometers. Operating in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, this Guinness World Record-holding train consists of 682 wagons and 8 locomotives.
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Switzerland Gotthard: World’s longest $12 billion rail tunnel inaugurated
World | Jun 01, 2016, 05:34 PM ISTGeneva: Just like Hannibal in ancient times, Swiss engineers have conquered the Alps. More than 2,200 years after the commander from the ancient North African civilization of Carthage led his army of elephants and troops
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Engineering Wonder: China to build world's longest underwater tunnel
World | Feb 16, 2014, 07:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: China plans to build the world's longest underwater tunnel beneath the Bohai Sea by 2026, connecting the port cities of Dalian in Liaoning province and Yantai in Shandong province. The blueprint of the
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Gorakhpur gets world's longest railway platform
India | Oct 07, 2013, 06:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Gorakhpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh has the world's longest platform,a fter it was inaugurated on Sunday (Oct 6).The remodelled Gorakhpur Yard was completed on a war footing within the scheduled time.