Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express

The 15617/15618 Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between Guwahati and Dullabcherra via old Karimganj Junction in the Indian state of Assam. It is currently being operated with 15617 DN / 15618 UP train numbers on a tri-weekly basis. It runs as an overnight train from Guwahati and as a Day-Night train from Dullabcherra.

Background This train was inaugurated and flagged off on 19 October 2023, from Guwahati by Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief minister of Assam. After inauguration, this became the first direct train service between Guwahati and Dullabcherra. This was also the first train to Guwahati via old Karimganj Junction in 5 years, with the last time a train ran via this station to Guwahati was way back in 2018.

Service

The 15617 DN/Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers a distance of 411 km in 11h 30m. The 15618 UP/Dullabcherra–Guwahati Express has an average speed of 35 km/h and covers a distance of 411 km in 11h 50m.

Schedule

Train number Departure station Departure time Departure day Arrival station Arrival time Arrival day 15617 Guwahati 10:15 PM Mon, Wed, Sat Dullabcherra 09:45 AM Next day 15618 Dullabcherra 11:40 AM Tue, Thu, Sun Guwahati 11:30 PM Same day

GHY - DLCR - GHY Express15617Stations15618ArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture ----22:15Guwahati23:30 ----23:1223:14Jagiroad21:4021:4223:4123:43Chaparmukh Junction21:1221:1400:1900:21Hojai20:3620:3800:3500:37Lanka20:2020:2201:1801:20Manderdisa Junction19:1519:1702:4002:42Maibang17:2517:2704:0004:05New Haflong16:1516:2006:2006:30Badarpur Junction14:0014:1007:2007:30Karimganj Junction13:0013:1008:2308:25Baraigram Junction12:2512:2709:45 ----Dullabcherra ----11:40

Route and halts

The halts of the train are:

Guwahati (Ghy) ⬇️ Jagiroad (Jid) Chaparmukh Junction (Cpk) Hojai (Hji) Lanka (Lka) Manderdisa Junction (Myd) Maibang (Mbg) New Haflong (Nhlg) Badarpur Junction (Bpb) Karimganj Junction (Kxj) (reversal) Baraigram Junction (Brgm) Dullabcherra (Dlcr) ⬆️

Coach composition

The train has dedicated Utkrisht livery ICF rakes with a max speed of 100 km/h. The train consists of 14 coaches:

1 AC II Tier Sleeper (A1) 2 AC III Tier Sleeper (B1, B2) 6 Non-AC Sleeper coaches (S1 to S6) 3 General Unreserved 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake (Divyangjan)

Coach position

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SLRD GN S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 A1 B1 B2 GN GN SLRD

Traction

The route is not completely electrified, so both way the trains are hauled by diesel locomotive. Both way the trains are hauled by Siliguri loco shed based WDP-4, WDP-4D & New Guwahati loco shed based WDP-4D, WDG-4D.

Gallery

Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express

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