The longest train in the world that was not made for ordinary passengers.
It is the Nouadhibou train in Mauritania and is also known as the backbone of the Sahara
The line's construction began in 1960, and it opened in 1963.
It consists of a single railway line, with a length of 704 km, that links the iron mining center in "Zouirat" to the port of the city of "Nouadhibou" and gives its residents the opportunity to communicate and travel, and supplies markets with goods and foodstuffs.
The train is 2.5 kilometers long, making it among the longest and heaviest in the world. It consists of 3 or 4 diesel-electric engines, about 250 trailers each carrying up to 84 tons of iron ore, and some passenger wagons.
There are about 3-4 trips per day, but since it is a freight train, there are no fixed stations or timetables.
Often the passengers simply ride on top of the open carriages freely. The passengers include locals, merchants and rarely some tourists. Conditions are incredibly harsh with daytime temperatures exceeding 40°C.
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