Kamakhya–Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express
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| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| First service | 1 April 1986 | ||||
| Current operator | North East Frontier Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Kamakhya Junction (KYQ) Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) | ||||
| Stops | 29 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,866 km (1,159 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 34 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 12505 / 12506 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Pantry Car Coach attached | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 55.37 km/h (34 mph), including halts | ||||
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Kamakhya Anand Vihar Terminal Express also known as North East Express is an express train of Indian Railways – Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Anand Vihar Terminal in India.
It operates as train number 12505 from Guwahati to Anand Vihar Terminal and as train number 12506 in the reverse direction serving the states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi.
Coaches
The 12505 / 06 Kamakhya Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 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.
Speed
The train travels at an average speed of 55 km/h (34 mph).
Routeing
Delhi to Guwahati
List of stops on the North East Express from Delhi to Guwahati
| State[1] | Town/City | Station | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | Delhi | Anand Vihar Terminal | 0 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh | Aligarh Junction | 126 |
| Tundla | Tundla Junction | 204 | |
| Etawah | Etawah Junction | 296 | |
| Kanpur | Kanpur Central | 435 | |
| Fatehpur | Fatehpur | 513 | |
| Prayagraj | Prayagraj Junction | 629 | |
| Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar | Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction | 778 | |
| Bihar | Buxar | Buxar | 872 |
| Arrah | Ara Junction | 941 | |
| Danapur | Danapur | 980 | |
| Patna | Patliputra Junction | 986 | |
| Barauni | Barauni Junction | 1095 | |
| Begusarai | Begusarai | 1110 | |
| Khagaria | Khagaria Junction | 1150 | |
| Mansi | Mansi Junction | 1159 | |
| Naugachia | Naugachia | 1217 | |
| Katihar | Katihar Junction | 1274 | |
| Barsoi | Barsoi Junction | 1313 | |
| Kishanganj | Kishanganj | 1371 | |
| West Bengal | Siliguri | New Jalpaiguri Junction | 1458 |
| Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri Road | 1491 | |
| Cooch Behar | New Cooch Behar Junction | 1584 | |
| Alipurduar | New Alipurduar | 1603 | |
| Assam | Gossaigaon | Gossaigaon Hat | 1645 |
| Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | 1681 | |
| Bongaigaon | New Bongaigaon Junction | 1709 | |
| Rangia | Rangiya Junction | 1819 | |
| Maligaon | Kamakhya Junction | 1856 |
Guwahati to Delhi
List of stops on the North East Express from Guwahati to Delhi
| State[1] | Town/City | Station | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | Maligaon | Kamakhya Junction | 0 |
| Rangia | Rangiya Junction | 48 | |
| Bongaigaon | New Bongaigaon Junction | 157 | |
| Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | 185 | |
| Gossaigaon | Gossaigaon Hat | 210 | |
| West Bengal | Alipurduar | New Alipurduar | 264 |
| Cooch Behar | New Cooch Behar Junction | 283 | |
| Jalpaiguri | Jalpaiguri Road | 375 | |
| Siliguri | New Jalpaiguri Junction | 409 | |
| Bihar | Kishanganj | Kishanganj | 496 |
| Barsoi | Barsoi Junction | 553 | |
| Katihar | Katihar Junction | 593 | |
| Naugachia | Naugachia | 650 | |
| Mansi | Mansi Junction | 708 | |
| Khagaria | Khagaria Junction | 716 | |
| Begusarai | Begusarai | 757 | |
| Barauni | Barauni Junction | 772 | |
| Patna | Patliputra Junction | 880 | |
| Danapur | Danapur | 886 | |
| Arrah | Ara Junction | 926 | |
| Buxar | Buxar | 994 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar | Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction | 1088 |
| Prayagraj | Prayagraj Junction | 1237 | |
| Fatehpur | Fatehpur | 1354 | |
| Kanpur | Kanpur Central | 1432 | |
| Etawah | Etawah Junction | 1571 | |
| Tundla | Tundla Junction | 1663 | |
| Aligarh | Aligarh Junction | 1741 | |
| Ghaziabad | Ghaziabad Junction | 1844 | |
| Delhi | Delhi | Anand Vihar Terminal | 1856 |
References
- ^ a b "Indian Railways National Train Enquiry System". enquiry.indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- "Train traffic hit for over 4 hours". The Times of India. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Food extremes bug passengers on trains to Northeast". The Telegraph. India. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
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