Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger

Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger
Overview
Service type Passenger
First service 28 May 2016 (2016-05-28)
Current operator(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Start Silchar (SCL)
Stops 12
End Bairabi (BHRB)
Distance travelled 103 km (64 mi)
Average journey time 4h 15m
Service frequency Six days in week.
On-board services
Class(es) Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements No
Catering facilities No
Entertainment facilities No
Technical
Rolling stock 1
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 25 km/h (16 mph)

Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger is a Passenger express train of the Indian Railways connecting Silchar in Assam and Bairabi in Mizoram. It is currently being operated with 55667/55668 train numbers on daily basis. Bairabi is only the railhead of Mizoram and connected with a broad gauge line. [1][2] [3]

Service

The 55667/Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger has averages speed of 25 km/hr and covers 103 km in 4 hrs 15 mins. 55668/Bhairabi - Silchar Passenger has averages speed of 25 km/hr and covers 56 km in 4 hrs 10 mins.

Route and halts

Traction

The train is hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed based WDP-4 diesel locomotive.

Coach composite

The train consist of 12 coaches :

  • 10- General
  • 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van
Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

  • Katakhal Junction

Rake Maintenance

The train is maintained by the Silchar Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Silchar - Vangaichangpo Passenger.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bairabi-Sairang BG rail link". The Assam Tribune. 7 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Modi completed Mizoram railway project". Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-inaugurates-passenger-trains-for-manipur-mizoram-1412847
External video
YouTube video clips

, 19 June 2016; 9:21;

BG Rail Link to Mizoram
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