What is the longest train station name in the world?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. It is 58 characters long and in Welsh this means St. Maria church in the white hazel forest near the rapid whirlpool beside St. Tysilio of the red cave.



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Karnataka is now home to the world's longest railway station. If reports are to go by, Indian Railways' South Western Railway(SWR) zone's Hubballi has its name registered in the Guinness Book of World Records now, for having the world's longest railway platform at Shri Siddharoodha Swamiji station.

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The longest train station platform in England is in Gloucester. It is over 600 meters long - that's as big as 6 football fields!

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Opened in 1830, Liverpool Road station in Manchester is the oldest surviving railway terminus building in the world. Opened in 1836, Spa Road railway station in London was the city's first terminus and also the world's first elevated station and terminus.

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Liverpool Road Station, Manchester, England, is the world's oldest station.

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Since Liverpool Road ceased operation, the oldest railway station in use is Broad Green railway station in Liverpool which opened on 15 September 1830.

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The Stourbridge Town branch line is a 0.8-mile (1.3 km) railway branch line, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. It is the shortest line in Britain, and can also be defined as the shortest line in Europe. A Parry People Mover approaching Stourbridge Town station.

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Gorakhpur Junction railway station (station code: GKP) is located in the city of Gorakhpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It has the world's second longest railway platform after Hubballi Junction railway station in Karnataka. It serves as the headquarters of the North Eastern Railway, part of Indian Railways.

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Trans-Siberian is the longest train trip in the world at seven days long. It travels 10,214 km across 16 major rivers, 876 stations, and 87 cities. Some long train trips – like the Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver – begin and end with overnight stays in luxurious hotels.

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number one the l-0 series maglev. the crown for the fastest training commercial service goes to the l-0 series maglev in Japan the train was developed for the central Japan Railway company or the Jr Central for short and boasts the top speed. of 375 miles per hour like most of the fastest trains in the world.

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1: Shanghai Maglev - 460 kph/286 mph (China) Connecting Shanghai's Pudong airport with Longyang Road station in the city center, it has a maximum commercial speed of 460 kph, completing the 30 kilometer (19 mile) journey in just seven and a half minutes.

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The biggest train station in the UK While Waterloo may have been stripped of previous titles, it still holds a major accolade. With 24 platforms in use, it's the largest train station in the UK. The largest station outside of London is Edinburgh Waverley, with 20 operating platforms.

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The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest river in the world, though this has been contested by research suggesting that the Amazon River is slightly longer.



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Dethroning the 1,336-m Gorakhpur railway station as the world's longest railway platform – and making it to Guinness World Records– is the Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji (Hubballi) station, at 1,507.46 m.

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