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train which connects
Howrah
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(
Kolkata
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) in
West Bengal
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with
Dibrugarh
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, a major town in upper
Assam
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. Originally the train ran between Howrah and
Guwahati
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(which is the district headquarters of
Kamrup district
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, Assam), hence the name. Later it was extended to Dibrugarh Town after the successful conversion of
Guwahati
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Lumding–
Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is an industrial city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens. It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam ...
from meter gauge to broad gauge.Now the train has been divided in 2 pairs respectively with two routes.1.15959/60 runs Via GHY-LMG-DBRG.2.15961/62 runs via RNY-RPAN-NLP-DBRG through Bogibeel Bridge Vice-Versa. The train belongs to
Northeast Frontier Railway of
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and is operated by
Tinsukia division of NF Railway.
The train is numbered as 15959/15960.
15961/15962
Schedule
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.
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.
Route & Halts
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Sarbhog
Sarbhog (also spelt as Sorbhog) is a town and a town area committee in Barpeta district in the Indian state of Assam. It is located on the banks of river Beki and is known for the century-old temple of lord Krishna known as "Gorokhiya Gohainr ...
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Lanka
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Barpathar
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Geography
Barpathar is located at . It has an average elevation of 99 metres (324 feet) from sea level.
The river Dhanshiri flows on th ...
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Amguri
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Geography
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Duliajan
Duliajan is an industrial town of Dibrugarh district in the Indian state of Assam located in the upper north-east corner of India. The town is about 45 km east of Dibrugarh City. It is particularly known for its oil related industry, Oil ...
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Change in Route
Since Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express is a daily train, but between and of
Assam
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Lumding–Dibrugarh section via - route, but the Monday and Thursday departed train from uses the
Rangiya–Murkongselek section route which runs via
Bogibeel Bridge, the route is as follows:
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Coach composition
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
Locomotive
It is hauled by a
Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based
WDP-4D
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locomotive from to and an
Electric Loco Shed, Howrah
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-based
WAP-7
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locomotive completes the journey from to and vice versa.
References
Transport in Dibrugarh
Transport in Guwahati
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in Assam
Rail transport in Nagaland
Railway services introduced in 1972
Express trains in India
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