Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Agartala AC Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra |
| First service | 21 April 2013 |
| Current operator(s) | North East Frontier Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) Kamakhya Junction |
| Distance travelled | 2563 km |
| Average journey time | 44 hours 40 minutes |
| Service frequency | Weekly |
| Train number(s) | 12519 /12520 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Auto-rack arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Pantry car coach attached |
| Observation facilities | Runs with LHB Coaches |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge |
| Operating speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) maximum 57 km/h (35 mph) including halts |
The Kamakhya – Mumbai LTT AC Express is a Superfast fully air-conditioned express train connecting Guwahati and Mumbai.
This is the first fully air conditioned train connecting the North Eastern and Western parts of India touching West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is the fastest train connecting Northeast India and Mumbai
This train was announced in Union Railway Budget 2012 and it made its first inaugural run on 18 April 2013.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi flagged off the first fully air-conditioned Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak (T), Mumbai AC Express, at a function held at Kamakhya railway station.[1]
Accommodations
This train comprises 1 First AC, 4 AC 2-Tiers, 11 AC 3-Tiers, 1 AC Hot Buffet Car & 2 Luggage/Parcel cum Generator cum Brake van one of which is provided with the Guards' cabin. Total coach composition is 19. This train will be using the latest LHB Coaches. Rakes are owned and maintained by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).[2]
Other major stops for this train
- Rangiya
- New Bongaigaon
- New Cooch Behar
- New Jalpaiguri
- Kishanganj
- Katihar Junction
- Naugachia
- Khagaria Junction
- Begusarai
- Hajipur Junction railway station
- Patna Junction
- Mughalsarai
- Mirzapur
- Satna
- Jabalpur
- Itarsi Junction
- Khandwa Junction
- Jalgaon Junction
- Manmad Junction
- Igatpuri
- Kalyan Junction
- Thane
Traction
A Itarsi based WAP-4 or WAM-4 hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus until Itarsi after which a New Guwahati based WDM-3A or WDP-4/4B hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Kamakhya.
Before 12 February 2014, this train was used to be hauled by a Kalyan based WCAM-3 locomotive from LTT to Igatpuri because of DC traction in Mumbai region.
Arrival/Departure
Train No. 12519 leaves source station, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) on Sunday at 07:45 AM to reach its destination, Kamakhya (KYQ) at 04:00 AM on Tuesday.
During its return journey, Train No.12520 leaves Kamakhya (KYQ) at 8:55 PM on Thursday and reaches back to the station Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) at 05:30 PM on Saturday.
References
- ^ "CM flags off Mumbai to Kamakhya AC Express". Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ "Kamakhya Mumbai LTT AC Express". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
