Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Adra) is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between in Odisha and in Assam, via , , Rampurhat. It is currently being operated with 15639/15640 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Speed

15639/ Puri–Kamakhya Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 1520 km in 31h 10m. On the other hand, 15640/ Kamakhya–Puri Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 1520 km in 32h 15m.

Route and halts

Puri Kamakhya Express runs through the following stations:

ODISHA

Sakhi Gopal

WEST BENGAL

New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)

JHARKHAND

BIHAR

ASSAM

Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB coach. The rakes are maintained by Northeast Frontier Railways. This train consists of 20 coaches that include:

1 AC II Tier (2A) 5 AC III Tier (3A) 10 Sleeper class coaches (SL) 2 General Unreserved 2 EOG

Direction reversal During its journey, this train reverses its direction once at Durgapur railway station.

Traction

As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Howrah Electric Loco Shed-based WAP-4 Electric locomotive from Puri to Kamakhya Junction and vice versa.

Rake maintenance and sharing

The train is maintained by Northeast Frontier Railway. It shares its rake with 15643/15644 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah).

See also

Kamakhya Junction railway station Puri railway station Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah) Paharia Express

References

External links

15639/Puri - Kamakhya Express (via Adra) India Rail Info 15640/Kamakhya - Puri Express (via Adra) India Rail Info