Amarnath Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railways |
Route | |
Start | Guwahati |
Stops | 41 |
End | Jammu Tawi |
Distance travelled | 2,431 km (1,511 mi) |
Service frequency | Weekly. 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express – Wednesday. 15652 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express – Friday. |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Yes |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways coaches |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | No |
Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 50.65 km/h (31 mph) including halts. |
The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Jammu Tawi in India.
It operates as train number 15653 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
It is named after the Amarnath Temple which is located in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the Lohit Express and Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express.
Coaches[]
The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. In addition, it carries a Pantry car coach.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
Service[]
The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of 2,431 km (1,511 mi) in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45 km/hr) & in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87 km/hr).
Routeing[]
The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from:
ASSAM
- Guwahati (Starts)
- Kamakhya
- Rangiya
- New Bongaigaon Junction
WEST BENGAL
- New Alipurduar
- New Cooch Behar
- Dhupguri
- New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
BIHAR
- Katihar Junction
- Begusarai
- Barauni Junction
- Muzaffarpur Junction
- Bapudam Motihari
UTTAR PRADESH
- Gorakhpur Junction
- Lucknow NR
- Shahjehanpur
- Bareilly
- Moradabad
- Saharanpur Junction
UTTARAKHAND
- Laksar Junction
HARYANA
- Jagadhri
- Ambala Cantonment Junction
PUNJAB
JAMMU KASHMIR
- Kathua
- Jammu Tawi (Ends)[1].
Traction[]
A Siliguri based WDP 4 locomotive powers the train from Guwahati to till New Cooch Behar handing over to Ghaziabad based WAP-7 for the remaining part of the journey.
Operation[]
15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati every Wednesday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day.
15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Friday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.
References[]
External links[]
- "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- Named passenger trains of India
- Rail transport in Assam
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Rail transport in Bihar
- Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh
- Rail transport in Uttarakhand
- Rail transport in Haryana
- Rail transport in Punjab, India
- Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir
- Transport in Guwahati
- Transport in Jammu