Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express

Indore–Guwahati Express (LHB) with Ratlam ALCo WDM-3A at Deepor Beel Lake
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam
First service	7 July 2017; 7 years ago (2017-07-07)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (DADN) Kamakhya Junction (KYQ)
Stops	33
Distance travelled	2,298 km (1,428 mi)
Average journey time	47 hrs 50 mins
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	19305/19306
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	48 km/h (30 mph), including halts

The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Dr. Ambedkar Nagar of Indore, Madhya Pradesh and Kamakhya Junction of Guwahati, Assam in India. It is currently being operated with 19305/19306 train numbers on a weekly basis.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 22 coaches :

• 1 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 11 Sleeper class
• 4 General Unreserved
• 1 Pantry car
• 2 End-on Generators

Service

• 19305/ Indore–Kamakhya Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 2271 km in 47 hrs 50 mins.
• 19306/ Kamakhya–Indore Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 2271 km in 47 hrs 40 mins.^[7]

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

MADHYA PRADESH

• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (starts)
• Indore Junction
• Dewas Junction
• Ujjain Junction
• Shujalpur
• Bairagarh
• Vidisha
• Bina Junction

UTTAR PRADESH

• Lalitpur Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Orai
• Kanpur Central
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Sultanpur Junction
• Jaunpur City
• Varanasi Junction
• Aunrihar Junction
• Ghazipur City
• Ballia

BIHAR

• Chhapra Junction
• Sonpur Junction
• Hajipur Junction
• Begusarai
• Khagaria Junction
• Katihar Junction
• Kishanganj

WEST BENGAL

• New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
• New Mal Junction
• Binnaguri Junction
• Hasimara Railway Station
• Alipurduar Junction

ASSAM

• Kokrajhar
• New Bongaigaon Junction
• Kamakhya Junction (Ends)

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
19305	INDB	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar	12:45 PM	Thu	Kamakhya Junction	13:45 PM	Sat
19306	KYQ	Kamakhya Junction	05:35 AM	Sun	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar	06:05 AM	Tue

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 12923/12924 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Nagpur Superfast Express.

Direction reversal

Train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Ujjain Junction

Traction

WDM-3A 18839R (MGS) ECR with INDB – GHY Exp

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed or Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 or WAP-5 electric locomotive between Dr. Ambedkar Nagar and Katihar Junction. After Katihar Junction, both trains are hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed-based WDP-4D or WDP-4B or WDP-4 diesel locomotive up to Kamakhya Junction, and vice versa.

See also

• Indore Junction railway station
• Guwahati railway station
• Shipra Express
• Indore–Patna Express
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Nagpur Superfast Express.

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

1. New express train between Guwahati and Indore
2. Indore–Guwahati Express to begin maiden journey on Friday^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Railways Indore Guwahati train journey set to turn smoother, German made Linke Hofmann Busch coaches to be deployed soon
4. Indore–Guwahati to run with LHB coach, composition might get reduced
5. INTRODUCTION OF NEW WEEKLY EXPRESS TRAIN BETWEEN INDORE-GUWAHATI FROM 13.07.2017
6. Suresh Prabhu Flags Off New Weekly Express Train From Indore to Guwahati
7. Indore–Guwahati Express set to begin maiden journey Friday

External links

• 19305/Indore–Kamakhya Weekly Express
• 19306/Kamakhya–Indore Weekly Express