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The 15909 / 15910 Avadh Assam Express is an express train operated by Northeast Frontier Railway that runs between Dibrugarh railway station of Dibrugarh, Assam and Lalgarh Junction of Bikaner, Rajasthan in India.
The train is often delayed due to its lengthy route.
It operates as train number 15909 from Dibrugarh to Lalgarh Junction and as train number 15910 in the reverse direction, serving the nine states of Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
A metre-gauge train from Lucknow to Guwahati Awadh Tirhoot Mail used to run until gauge conversion took place and the BG Avadh Assam Express was started in late 1980s.
Agra Fort to Guwahati Vaishali MG Express (via Silliguri), Kathgodam to Tinsukia MG Express and Lucknow–Guwahati MG Express were long-distance trains on MG in Lucknow.
Coaches
The 15909/15910 Avadh Assam Express presently has 1 First AC Cum 2 Tier, 1 AC 2 Tier, 3 AC 3 Tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 3 General Unreserved & 2 EOG (Generator cum Luggage Van) coaches. In addition, it carries a pantry car & up to 1 High Capacity Parcel Vans.
As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
COACH COMPOSITION -
Service
The 15909 Avadh Assam Express covers the distance of 3118 kilometres in almost 68 hours [45.90 km/h (29 mph)] & in 68 hours as 15910 Avadh Assam Express [46.32 km/h (29 mph)].
As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a superfast surcharge.
Routeing
The 15909 Avadh Assam Express runs from
ASSAM
Dibrugarh
New Tinsukia
Bhojo
Simaluguri Junction
Mariani Junction
Furkating Junction
Sarupathar
Diphu
Lumding Junction
Hojai
Kampur
Chaparmukh Junction
Jagiroad
Guwahati
Kamakhya Junction
Rangiya Junction
Barpeta Road
New Bongaigaon Junction
Kokrajhar
Fakiragram Junction
NAGALAND
Dimapur
WEST BENGAL
New Alipurduar
New Cooch Behar
Dhupguri
Jalpaiguri Road
New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
Aluabari Road Junction
Dalkhola
BIHAR
Kishanganj
Barsoi Junction
Azamnagar Road
Katihar
Naugachia
Thana Bihpur
Mansi
Khagaria Junction
Begusarai
Barauni
Dalsinghsarai
Samastipur
Muzaffarpur
Hajipur
Chhapra
Siwan
Mairwa
UTTAR PRADESH
Bhatpar Rani
Bhatni
Deoria Sadar
Gorakhpur
Khalilabad
Basti
Mankapur Junction
Gonda
Barabanki Junction
Lucknow Charbagh
Balamau
Hardoi
Shahjahanpur
Bareilly
Rampur Junction
Moradabad
Amroha
Hapur Junction
Pilkhuwa
Ghaziabad
DELHI
Delhi Junction
Delhi Kishanganj
Shakurbasti
Nangloi
HARYANA
Bahadurgarh
Rohtak
Jind Junction
Narwana
Tohana
Jakhal Mandi
Mandi Dabwali
PUNJAB
Bareta
Budhlada
Mansa
Maur Mandi
Bathinda Junction
RAJASTHAN
Sangaria
Hanumangarh
Pilibanga
Suratgarh
Lunkaransar
Lalgarh Junction.
Direction reversal
It reverses direction of travel once at;
Bathinda Junction.
Traction
Due to partially electrification of the route, a total of 3 locomotives are assigned to this train;
First this train is hauled by WDP 4 / WDP 4B / WDP 4D diesel locomotive of Siliguri Loco Shed from Dibrugarh up to Guwahati handing over to an Ghaziabad Loco Shed based WAP 7 electric locomotive which hauls the train up to Bathinda Junction following which a Bhagat Ki Kothi Loco Shed based WDP 4 / WDP 4B / WDP 4D diesel locomotive powers the train for the remainder of its journey until Lalgarh Junction.
Incidents
In 1999, the infamous Gaisal train disaster occurred between Avadh Assam Express and Brahmaputra Mail at Gaisal railway station near Kishanganj railway station.
Timings
05909 Avadh Assam Express leaves Dibrugarh on a daily basis at 10:20 hrs IST and reaches Lalgarh Junction at 04:10 hrs IST on the 4th day.
05910 Avadh Assam Express leaves Lalgarh Junction on a daily basis at 19:50 hrs IST and reaches Dibrugarh at 15:35 hrs IST on the 4th day.
See also
Gaisal train disaster
References
"Awadh Assam Express - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
"Awadh-Assam Express derails near Moradabad, several injured - The Times of India". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
"Awadh-Assam express crash - Worst train accidents in India: In pictures". news.in.msn.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
"Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
"Girl's body found inside Awadh-Assam Express". Zee News. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
"Awadh Assam Express | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". flickr.com. November 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
"The Disaster Express | Murali Krishnan, Ashis K. Biswas". Outlook. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
External links
"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
"IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". irfca.org. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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- Avadh Assam Express
- Gaisal train collision
- List of railway accidents and incidents in India
- Dibrugarh railway station
- Dimapur railway station
- Chaparmukh Junction railway station
- Mariani Junction railway station
- Lumding Junction railway station
- Kishanganj railway station
- List of trains run by Indian Railways
