Dibrugarh–Kolkata Express was a weekly Superfast train that connects Dibrugarh, known as the "Tea City of India", in eastern Assam and Kolkata, West Bengal. The train runs between Dibrugarh station (Location: Banipur, Station Code: DBRG) of N F Railway and Kolkata station (Chitpur, Station Code: KOAA) of Eastern Railway. This train was announced in the Railway Budget 2012/2013. The inaugural run took place on 4 September 2012, from Dibrugarh. The train numbered as 12525/12526; 12526 covers a distance of 1356 km in 24 hours and 50 mins with an average speed of 54 km/h from to Kolkata, and on its return journey 12525 covers the distance in 24 hours and 50 mins with an average speed of 54 km/h.
The train departs Dibrugarh every Tuesday at 14:10 hours to reach Kolkata Wednesday at 15:00 hours, and on return journey it departs Kolkata every Wednesday at 21:40 hours to reach Dibrugarh at 22:30 hours Friday. This train was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic and was not re-started after the resumption of the train services.
Schedule
Train number Station code Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival time Arrival day 12525 KOAA Kolkata 21:40 PM WED Dibrugarh 22:30 PM FRI 12526 DBRG Dibrugarh 14:10 PM TUE Kolkata 15:00 PM WED
Route WEST BENGAL (Starts)
New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
ASSAM
Gohpur Harmuti
Gogamukh Dhemaji (Ends)
Coach composition
The train has LHB rakes with max speed of 110 kmph.
1 AC II Tier 3 AC III Tier 11 Sleeper coaches 1 AC hot buffet car 2 General 2 Generator cum Luggage/parcel van Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PV1GENB1B2B3A1PCS1S2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9S10S11GENPV2
Rake sharing
15906 / 15905 – Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express
Traction It is hauled by WDP-4D/WDP-4B class of locomotive of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri from to . From there onwards it is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah till .
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