Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express

Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express

Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	11 March 2005; 16 years ago (2005-03-11)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Start	Guwahati (GHY)
Stops	10
End	New Delhi (NDLS)
Distance travelled	1,900 km (1,181 mi)
Average journey time	30 hours 45 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number(s)	22449 / 22450
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	62 km/h (39 mph) average with halts
Route map

The 22449 / 22450 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express is one of the Sampark Kranti Express trains of Indian Railways. It connects New Delhi, the capital city of India with Guwahati, the capital city of Assam. The train is named as Poorvottar Express since it connects New Delhi with the north east region of the country, known as Poorvottar in Hindi. ^{[1] [2]}

Service[]

Guwahati-New Delhi 22449/22450 (from 1 April 2020), Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express takes approximately 31 hours to complete a distance of 2284 km. En route it stops at Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Patliputra Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad and Kanpur in both up and down journey, with technical halt at Barauni Junction. This train belongs to Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.Usually late departure from New Delhi Station.

Coaches[]

The train consists of one composite 1A/2A coach (HA-1), one 2A coach (A-1), four 3A (B-1/B-2/B-3/B-4), eight sleeper, one pantry car, four general coaches and two luggage cum generator car (EOG). Total coach count is 21. On 28 November 2019, the conventional coaches were converted into LHB coaches.

Route & halts[]

• New Delhi
• Kanpur Central
• Allahabad Junction
• Mughalsarai Junction
• Patliputra Junction
• Barauni
• Katihar
• New Jalpaiguri
• New Cooch Behar
• New Bongaigaon
• Guwahati

Traction[]

Between Guwahati and Katihar, the train is hauled by a WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D of . From Katihar to New Delhi, mostly WAP-4 of or Ghaziabad-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 locomotive.

Rake sharing[]

The train shares its rake with 14037/14038 Silchar–New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express.

See also[]

• Guwahati railway station
• New Delhi railway station
• Silchar–New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express

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