Brahmaputra Mail

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Brahmaputra Mail
Brahmaputra mail.jpg
Brahmaputra Mail train board
Overview
Service typeExpress
StatusPermanently cancelled between Dibrugarh and Kamakhya Junction on 19/12/2020
First service1 October 1974; 47 years ago (1974-10-01)
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
StartKamakhya Junction (KYQ)
Stops41
EndOld Delhi (DLI)
Distance travelled2,033 km (1,263 mi)
Average journey time37 hours 55 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)15955 / 15956
On-board services
Class(es)1st AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coaches WAP 7 / WAP 5
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
broad gauge
Operating speed54 km/h (34 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Brahmaputra Mail (Dibrugarh - Delhi) Express Route map.jpg

The 15955 / 15956 Brahmaputra Mail is a daily train that connects Old Delhi with Dibrugarh (an important town in upper Assam). Introduced in 1972 after the construction of the rail section of the Farakka Barrage, the train originally ran as the Tinsukia Mail between Delhi Junction railway station and New Bongaigaon railway stations, with onward metre-gauge connection by a train of the same name numbered as 7Up and 8Dn to Guwahati and Tinsukia in the Indian state of Assam. The train was renamed the Brahmaputra Mail after the successful gauge conversion of the New Bongaigaon–Dibrugarh metre-gauge lines to broad gauge. W.E.F. 20/12/2020 this train is running between Kamakhya Junction (KYQ) & Old Delhi (DLI) & is permanently cancelled between Kamakhya Junction & Dibrugarh.

Services[]

Originally ran as 155 dn by 156 up it was originally started by Northeast Frontier Railway which is called NFR in short. Later on, the primary maintenance was transferred to the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway and ran under the numbers 14056up by 14055 dn. The train recently got LHB rake and the primary maintenance went back to NFR with Dibrugarh being the maintenance station. Once the pride of NFR with neon lights in its first class compartments and has eight cushioned sleeper class coaches in the 1970s, the train went to a sharp decline both in priority and facilities with conditioning of its rake worsening. However, with the new LHB rake trying to get its lost glory back. The up train belongs to Northeast Frontier Railway zone. Northeast Frontier Railways decided it will be running as 15955/15956 Brahmaputra Mail from 9 December 2019.[1]

Schedule[]

  • 15955 departs Dibrugarh every day at 23:25 and arrives at Delhi Junction at 6:05 on the fourth day from departure (e.g.:the train which departs Dibrugarh on Thursday at 23:25 would arrive at Delhi on Sunday at 6:05) covering a distance of 2,596 km (1,613 mi) in 54 hrs and 40 mins with an average moving speed of 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph)
  • 15956 departs ld Delhievery day at 23:40 and reaches Dibrugarh at 4:25 on the fourth day (e.g.: the train departing DLI at 23:40 on Thursday would reach DBRT on Sunday early morning at 4:25) covering a total distance of 2,596 km (1,613 mi) in 52 hrs and 45 mins with an average moving speed of 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph)[2] But W.E.F. 20/12/2020, this train will run between Kamakhya Junction & Old Delhi, covering 2,025 km (1,258 mi) in 38 hrs 00 mins on the 3rd day as 15955 (e.g.: the train departing KYQ at 14.35 hrs on Thursday would reach DLI on Saturday early morning at 04:35 hrs) with an average moving speed of 53 kilometres per hour (33 mph). In return the train will run between Old Delhi & Kamakhya Junction, covering 2,025 km (1,258 mi) in 38 hrs 00 mins on the 3rd day as 15956' (e.g.: the train departing DLI at 23:40 hrs on Thursday would reach KYQ on Saturday afternoon at 13.40 hrs) with an average moving speed of 53 kilometres per hour (33 mph)

Coach composition[]

The train has both AC and non-AC class of accommodation. The composition of this train is

LOCO EOG RMS UR A1 B4 B3 B2 B1 PC S11 S10 S9 S8 S7 S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1 UR EOG

1st General coach runs as locked (for RMS use).

Locomotive[]

The train is hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 locomotive from Old Delhi to New Cooch Behar Junction. From New Cooch Behar to Kamakhya the train is usually hauled by a -based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D locomotive and vice versa.

After full electrification, from 22/10/2021, this train is running end to end from Old Delhi to Kamakhya hauled by a Ghaziabad-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 locomotive.

Route & Halts[]

The train runs from

Trivia[]

  • This is one of the oldest-running trains of this zone. This train is known for its amount of defense personnel using this train.
  • This train was also involved in two major railway disasters in Indian history. One was the bombing of the train between Kokrajhar and New Bongaigaon in December 1996 by Bodo Militants, and second was the Gaisal Rail Disaster, a head-on collision between Avadh Assam Express and Brahmaputra Mail.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Renumbering of 14055/14056 Delhi Jn.-Dibrugarh-Delhi Jn. Brahmaputra Mail as 15955/15956 Dibrugarh-Delhi Jn.-Dibrugarh Brahmaputra Mail from 09.12.2019". Northern Railway. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Brahmaputra Mail". India Rail Info. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  3. ^ https://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/4802006
  4. ^ "Gaisal train disaster due to 'human failure'". The Hindu. 4 April 2001. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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