Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | 20 July 2002 |
Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Barmer (BME) Guwahati (GHY) |
Stops | 31 |
Distance travelled | 2,543 km (1,580 mi) |
Average journey time | 50 hours |
Service frequency | Bi-weekly [a] |
Train number(s) | 15631 / 15632 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | Available |
Observation facilities | Large windows |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Other facilities | Below the seats |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | LHB coach |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 51 km/h (32 mph) average including halts. |
The 15631 / 15632 Barmer-Guwahati Express is an express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Barmer in Rajasthan and Guwahati in Assam. It is currently being operated with 15631/15632 train numbers on bi-weekly basis. [1] [2] [3]
The 15631/Barmer - Guwahati Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 2454 km in 50 hrs. 15632/Guwahati - Barmer Express has an average speed of 53 km/h and covers 2454 km in 46 hrs 30 mins.
The important halts of the train are :
The train consists rake of 22 LHB coaches :
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotives from Barmer upto Agra Fort handing over to a Jhansi Loco Shed based WAP-4 electric locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Guwahati.
The train is attached to 15633/15634 Bikaner - Guwahati Express at Merta Road Junction.