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The 15651 / 15652 Lohit Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between Guwahati and Jammu Tawi in India.
It operates as train number 15651 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train number 15652 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 Lohit River which flows through the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the Amarnath Express and Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express.




Coaches


The 15651 / 52 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit 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 and some High Capacity Parcel Vans [1].
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 15651 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit Express covers the distance of 2,352 km (1,461 mi) in 47 hours 15 mins (49.78 km/h) and in 48 hours 45 mins as 15652 Jammu Tawi–Guwahati Lohit Express (48.23 km/h).
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.




Route & halts


The 15651 / 15652 Lohit Express runs through the following stations:
ASSAM

Guwahati (Starts)
Kamakhya
Rangiya
New Bongaigaon
WEST BENGAL

New Alipurduar
New Cooch Behar Junction
Dhupguri
New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
BIHAR

Kishanganj
Katihar Junction
Naugachia
Mansi Junction
Khagaria Junction
Begusarai
Barauni Junction
Mohiuddinnagar
Shahpur Patori
Mehnar road
Desari
Hajipur Junction
Sonpur Junction
Chhapra Junction
Siwan Junction
UTTAR PRADESH

Bhatni
Deoria Sadar
Gorakhpur Junction
Basti
Gonda Junction
Lucknow NR
Hardoi
Bareilly
Moradabad
Saharanpur Junction
HARYANA

Ambala Cantonment Junction
Yamunanagar Jagadhri
UTTARAKHAND

Laksar Junction
Roorkee
PUNJAB

Ludhiana Junction
Jalandhar Cantonment
Pathankot
JAMMU KASHMIR

Kathua
Jammu Tawi (Ends) [2].




Traction


As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Tughlakabad Loco Shed or Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.




Operation


15651 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit Express runs from Guwahati every Monday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day [3].
15652 Jammu Tawi–Guwahati Lohit Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Wednesday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.




References



http://erail.in/15651-lohit-express
http://www.dragtimes.com/video-viewer.php?v=bd_KjXJgro4&feature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxFLwHBo_M




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. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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• Lohit Express
• Lohit
• Lohit River
• Amarnath Express
• New Bongaigaon Junction railway station
• List of trains run by Indian Railways
• Kishanganj railway station
• New Alipurduar railway station
• Guwahati railway station
• Naugachia railway station