Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Kamakhya AC Express

Kamakhya - Mumbai LTT AC Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Status Operational
Locale Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
First service 21 April 2013
Current operator(s) North East Frontier Railway
Route
Start Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai)
End Kamakhya Junction
Distance travelled 2563 km
Average journey time 44 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency Weekly
Train number(s) 12519 /12520
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements No
Sleeping arrangements Available
Auto-rack arrangements No
Catering facilities Pantry car coach attached
Observation facilities Runs with LHB Coaches
Baggage facilities Below the seats
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Operating speed 120 km/h (75 mph) maximum
57 km/h (35 mph) including halts

The Kamakhya – Mumbai LTT AC Express is a Superfast fully air-conditioned express train connecting Guwahati and Mumbai.

This is the first fully air conditioned train connecting the North Eastern and Western parts of India touching West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is the fastest train connecting Northeast India and Mumbai

This train was announced in Union Railway Budget 2012 and it made its first inaugural run on 18 April 2013.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi flagged off the first fully air-conditioned Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak (T), Mumbai AC Express, at a function held at Kamakhya railway station.[1]

Accommodations

This train comprises 1 First AC, 4 AC 2-Tiers, 11 AC 3-Tiers, 1 AC Hot Buffet Car & 2 Luggage/Parcel cum Generator cum Brake van one of which is provided with the Guards' cabin. Total coach composition is 19. This train will be using the latest LHB Coaches. Rakes are owned and maintained by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).[2]

Other major stops for this train

Traction

A Itarsi based WAP-4 or WAM-4 hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus until Itarsi after which a New Guwahati based WDM-3A or WDP-4/4B hauls the train for the remainder of its journey until Kamakhya.

Before 12 February 2014, this train was used to be hauled by a Kalyan based WCAM-3 locomotive from LTT to Igatpuri because of DC traction in Mumbai region.

Arrival/Departure

Train No. 12519 leaves source station, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) on Sunday at 07:45 AM to reach its destination, Kamakhya (KYQ) at 04:00 AM on Tuesday.

During its return journey, Train No.12520 leaves Kamakhya (KYQ) at 8:55 PM on Thursday and reaches back to the station Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) at 05:30 PM on Saturday.

References

  1. ↑ "CM flags off Mumbai to Kamakhya AC Express". Times of India. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  2. ↑ "Kamakhya Mumbai LTT AC Express". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2015-09-21.


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