Nagaon Express (earlier Tambaram–Silghat Town Express), is a weekly Express train belonging to
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
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of
Indian Railways
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Assam
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and
Chennai
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in the South Indian metropolis of
Chennai
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,
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.
The train was extended to Tambaram on a trial basis from August 2017. The train was also extended from Guwahati to Silghat Town.
Time-table
Train No. 15629 from Tambaram to Silghat Town.
The train leaves Tambaram (TBM) on every Monday at 9:45 P.M. and arrives Silghat Town (SHTT) on Thursday at 9:45 A.M. traversing a distance of 2965 kilometers in 60 hours.
Train no. 15630 from Silghat Town to Tambaram.
The train leaves Silghat Town (SHTT) on every Friday at 8:30 A.M. and arrives Tambaram (TBM) on Sunday at 20:50 P.M. traversing a distance of 2965 kilometres in 60 hours & 20 minutes.
Major halts
The train travels the total distance of 2798 kilometres in 55 hours. The major halts of this train are as follows-
TAMIL NADU (02 stops)
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Jagiroad
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Nagaon
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WAP-7
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locomotive of
Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam
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Finally from to Silghat Town the train is hauled by
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and vice versa.
Major bridges
The train passes over some important rivers of India:
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Chennai
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Nellore
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Ongole
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Krishna River
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Vijayawada
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Godavari River
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Rajamahendravaram
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Nagavali River
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Vamsadhara River
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Srikakulam
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Mahanadi
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#Birupa River (Mahanadi distributary) near
Kendrapara
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Brahmani River
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Baitarani River
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