Indore - Guwahati Weekly Express

Indore - Guwahati Weekly Express
Overview
Service type Express
Locale Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam
First service 13 July 2017 (2017-07-13)
Current operator(s) Western Railway zone
Route
Start Indore Junction (INDB)
Stops 34
End Guwahati (GHY)
Distance travelled 2,214 km (1,376 mi)
Service frequency Weekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s) 19305/19306
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities On-board Catering
E-Catering
Observation facilities LHB Coaches
Entertainment facilities No
Baggage facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock 2
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 48 km/h (30 mph), including halts

The Indore - Guwahati Weekly Express is a express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Indore Junction and Guwahati in India. It is only connection between Indore and Guwahati. It is currently being operated with 19305/19306 train numbers on weekly basis. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Service

The 19305/Indore - Guwahati Weekly Express has averages speed of 48 km/hr and covers 2214 km in 48 hrs 25 mins. The 19306/Guwahati - Indore Weekly Express has averages speed of 46 km/hr and covers 2214 km in 49 hrs 55 mins.[7]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consist of 18 coaches :

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 2 AC III Tier
  • 10 Sleeper Coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 2 End-on Generator

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ratlam Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Indore to Guwahati and vice versa.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ↑ New express train between Guwahati and Indore
  2. ↑ Indore-Guwahati Express to begin maiden journey on Friday
  3. ↑ Railways Indore Guwahati train journey set to turn smoother, German made Linke Hofmann Busch coaches to be deployed soon
  4. ↑ Indore-Guwahati to run with LHB coach, composition might get reduced
  5. ↑ INTRODUCTION OF NEW WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN BETWEEN INDORE-GUWAHATI FROM 13.07.2017
  6. ↑ Suresh Prabhu Flags Off New Weekly Express Train From Indore to Guwahati
  7. ↑ Indore-Guwahati Express set to begin maiden journey Friday
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