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SECR to run longest Kisan Rail on Jan 15Staff Reporter :From Chhindwara to TinsukiaSouth East Central Railway (SECR) Nagpur Division is gearing-up for a record as it prepares to run longest distance for a Kisan Rail in the country from Chhindwara to Tinsukia. So far Kisan Rail from SECR jurisdiction were running upto Shalimar from where the goods were further transhipped to Tinsukia. After studying the supply pattern Railways decided to ply a direct train till the Eastern border of the country using Kisan Rail scheme. Previously the longest distance covered by Kisan Rail was the link from Sangola to Shalimar carrying fruits from the Western Maharashtra region. The distance traversed that time was 2132 km and now for Tinsukia there is addition of 122 km further thus making it longest run Kisan Rail..