Puri - Kamakhya Weekly Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 4 February 2016 |
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Puri ("Puri") |
| Stops | 19 |
| End | Kamakhya Junction (KYQ) |
| Distance travelled | 1,071 km (665 mi) |
| Average journey time | 23h 30m |
| Service frequency | once a Week |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | No |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 48 km/h (30 mph) |
Puri - Kamakhya Weekly Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Puri in Odisha and Kamakhya Junction in Assam. It is currently being operated with 15643/15644 train numbers on once in week basis.[1][2]
Service
The 15643/Puri - Kamakhya Weekly Express has averages speed of 48 km/hr and covers 1521 km in 31 hrs 55 mins. 15644/Kamakhya - Puri Weekly Express has averages speed of 48 km/hr and covers 1521 km in 31 hrs 45 mins.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are :
Traction
As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Santragachi Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 Electric locomotive from Puri up to Howrah handing over to a Barddhaman Diesel Loco Shed based WDM 3A locomotive or Santragachi Diesel Loco Shed based WDM3D Diesel locomotive for the remainder of the journey until Kamakhya.
Rake Maintenance
The train is maintained by the Guwahati Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for 82506/82505 Pune - Kamakhya Suvidha Special Express and 15643/15644 Puri - Guwahati Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way.
Coach composite
The train consist of 17 coaches :
- 1 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 8 Sleeper Coaches
- 4 General
- 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Direction Reversal
Train Reverses its direction 1 times
References
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