A freight train carrying fertilizer from Visakhapatnam to Basti, Uttar Pradesh in 2014 was delayed for over three years. The train, which was scheduled to reach Basti in a maximum of 42 hours and 13 minutes, ended up arriving three and a half years later. The fertilizer cargo, meant for delivery...
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to a merchant named Ramchandra Gupta, had spoiled by the time it arrived. The reason for the delay remains unknown, with the train disappearing from the system for years before eventually resurfacing in 2018. This incident cemented its place as the most delayed train in Indian railway history.