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The claim

A fertiliser goods train from Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) to Basti (Uttar Pradesh) took more than three years to reach its destination.

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the entire train was not delayed: only one fertiliser wagon took more than three years to reach Basti. It reports that the wagon arrived in July 2018 and that the PIB later clarified that no goods train had taken this long to reach its destination.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026