Guwahati–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express

Capital Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator(s)	East Central Railway zone
Route
Termini	Rajendra Nagar Terminal (RJPB) Guwahati (GHY)
Stops	9
Distance travelled	949 km (590 mi)
Average journey time	22h 45m
Service frequency	Four days [a]
Train number(s)	13245/13246
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF 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	42 km/h (26 mph), including halts

The Guwahati–Rajendra Nagar Capital Express is an Express train belonging to East Central Railway zone that runs between Guwahati Junction and Rajendra Nagar Terminal in India. It is currently operated with 13245/13246 train numbers four days per week.^[1][2][3]

Service

The 13247/Capital Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 949 km in 22h 45m. The 13248/Capital Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 949 km in 24h.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Guwahati
• Kamakhya Junction
• Goalpara Town
• New Bongaigaon Junction
• Alipurduar Junction
• New Mal Junction
• Siliguri Junction
• New Jalpaiguri Junction
• Kishanganj
• Katihar Junction
• Mansi Junction
• Khagaria Junction
• Begusarai
• Barauni Junction
• Barh
• Bakhtiyarpur Junction
• Fatuha Junction
• Banka Ghat
• Patna Sahib
• Rajendra Nagar Terminal

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 21 coaches:

• 1 AC First-class
• 2 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper coaches
• 6 General
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Samastipur Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Patna to Guwahati and vice versa.

Rake sharing

Train shares its rake with 13245/13246 Capital Express.

See also

• Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station
• Guwahati Junction railway station
• Indore–Guwahati Weekly Express
• Capital Express

Notes

1. Runs four days in a week for every direction.

External links

• 13247/Capital Express
• 13248/Capital Express

References

1. Railway orders probe into Patna-Guwahati Capital Express derailment, 3 suspended
2. Railway stops train movement over Dooars section to save elephant
3. "NFR train services resume". Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2017.