The longest and slowest train in the world is owned by Mauritania ๐ฒ๐ท. ๐ It is a Zouerate train (Desert Train) operated by the National Company for Industry and Mines (SNIM). ๐It connects the port of Nouadhibou, the economic capital of the country located on the Atlantic coast, and the iron mine in the city of Zouerate, located deep in the desert. ๐It was inaugurated in 1963 AD, and provides its services daily. ๐ Its main mission is to transport minerals between the mine and the port, and export them to international markets, on its 704 km long railway. ๐The full journey on board takes 20 hours. ๐ It also transports large tanks containing drinking water. ๐Necessity transformed it from a goods train into a passenger train. ๐It is 2.5 km long, consisting of 4 diesel locomotives and one passenger car, pulling 250 cars, most of which are dedicated to transporting iron ore. ๐ It is the only railway in Mauritania. There is no railway in a million square kilometers except this one. ๐It is the backbone of the Mauritani
