The Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express is an

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train belonging to

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that runs between and in India, covering the states of

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

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Service

The 15941/Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 1691 km in 37h 50m. The 15942/Dibrugarh–Jhajha Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 1691 km in 36h 20m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are: BIHAR * (Starts) * * JHARKHAND * * * * WEST BENGAL * * * * * * * * * * * New Malbazar Junction *

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Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches: * 1 AC II Tier * 3 AC III Tier * 8 Sleeper coaches * 6 General Unreserved * 2 Luggage cum Generator car

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an

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Locomotive from to . From , train is hauled by a

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WDP-4D The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomoti ...

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WDP-4B The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotiv ...

Locomotive up till and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times: *

Notes

References

External links

15941/Jhajha - Dibrugarh Weekly Express
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