Amarnath Express

Amarnath Express

WDP-4D 40365 of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri hauling Amarnath Express.
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	13 March 2002 (2002-03-13)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
Termini	Guwahati (GHY) Jammu Tawi (JAT)
Stops	41
Distance travelled	2,431 km (1,511 mi)
Average journey time	47 hours 15 mins as 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express, 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express
Service frequency	Weekly. 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express – Wednesday. 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express – Friday.
Train number(s)	15653 / 54
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 50.65 km/h (31 mph) including halts.

The 15653 / 54 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Jammu Tawi in India.

It operates as train number 15653 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

It is named after the Amarnath Temple which is located in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the Lohit Express and Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express.

Coaches

The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved and 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.

Service

The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of 2,431 km (1,511 mi) in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45 km/h) and in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87 km/h).

Routeing

The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from:

ASSAM

1. Guwahati (Starts)
2. Kamakhya
3. Rangiya
4. New Bongaigaon Junction

WEST BENGAL

1. New Alipurduar
2. New Cooch Behar
3. Dhupguri
4. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)

BIHAR

1. Katihar Junction
2. Begusarai
3. Barauni Junction
4. Muzaffarpur Junction
5. Bapudam Motihari

UTTAR PRADESH

1. Gorakhpur Junction
2. Basti
3. Babhnan
4. Gonda
5. Lucknow NR
6. Shahjehanpur
7. Bareilly
8. Moradabad
9. Saharanpur Junction

UTTARAKHAND

1. Laksar Junction

HARYANA

1. Jagadhri
2. Ambala Cantonment Junction

PUNJAB

1. Ludhiana Junction
2. Jalandhar Cantonment
3. Pathankot Cantonment

JAMMU KASHMIR

1. Kathua
2. Jammu Tawi (Ends)[1].

Traction

An Electric Loco Shed, Tuglakabad based WAP-4 or Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad based WAP-7 locomotive powers the train from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi for the whole journey.

Operation

15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati every Wednesday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day.

15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Friday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.

References

• http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.