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Kamrup Express
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 1 May 1972 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Howrah (HWH) | ||||
| Stops | 54 | ||||
| End | Dibrugarh (DBRG) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,532 km (952 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 35 hours 55 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 15959 / 15960. | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available (paid) | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | Avg. Speed – 43 km/hr | ||||
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The 15959 / 15960 Kamrup Express is a daily express train which connects Howrah (Kolkata) in West Bengal with Dibrugarh, a major town in upper Assam. Originally the train ran between Howrah and Guwahati (which is the district headquarters of Kamrup district, Assam), hence the name. Later it was extended to Dibrugarh Town after the successful conversion of Guwahati–Lumding–Dibrugarh from meter gauge to broad gauge. The train belongs to Northeast Frontier Railway of Indian Railways and is operated by Tinsukia division of NF Railway. The train is numbered as 15959/15960.
Schedule[edit]
15959 departs Howrah every day at 18:00 hrs. and reaches Dibrugarh on the day following the day after, at 05:55 in the morning, covering a distance of 1532 km in 35 hrs 55 mins with an average moving speed of 43 km/h. The train has an extended halt at Guwahati arriving at 15:35 hrs.[1]
15960 departs Dibrugarh every day at 18:20 hrs. and reaches Howrah at 6:00 hrs. on the day following the day after, covering a distance of 1532 km in 35 hrs and 40 min with an average moving speed of 43 km/h. It has an extended halt at Guwahati and departs at 7:45 in the morning next day for Howrah.[2]
Route & Halts[edit]
- Howrah
- Bandel Junction
- Ambika Kalna
- Nabadwip Dham
- Katwa Junction
- Salar
- Azimganj Junction
- Nimtita
- New Farakka Junction
- Malda Town
- Kishanganj
- New Jalpaiguri Junction
- New Cooch Behar Junction
- New Alipurduar
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Barpeta Road
- Rangiya Junction
- Guwahati
- Lumding Junction
- Dimapur
- Mariani Junction
- New Tinsukia Junction
- Dibrugarh
Coach composition[edit]
The train has LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. However, it has a MPS of 110 km/h due to section conditions.
The train has both AC and non AC accommodation, and one pantry car
- 1 AC II Tier
- 3 AC III Tier
- 11 Sleeper coaches
- 3 General
- 1 Pantry car
- 2 Generator car
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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EOG | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 | PC | B1 | B2 | B3 | A1 | GEN | GEN | EOG | HCPV |
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Locomotive[edit]
It is hauled by a Siliguri-based WDP-4D locomotive from Dibrugarh to New Cooch Behar and a Howrah-based WAP-7 locomotive completes the journey from New Cooch Behar to Howrah Junction and vice-versa.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Kamrup Express (HWH-DBRG)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Kamrup Express (DBRG-HWH)". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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