Kamakhya–Murkongselek Lachit Express

Express train in India

Overview

Service type

Express

Locale

Assam

First service

11 August 2015; 9 years ago (2015年08月11日)

Current operator(s)

Northeast Frontier Railway

Route

Termini

Kamakhya Junction (KYQ)
Murkongselek (MZS)

Stops

22

Distance travelled

490 km (300 mi)

Average journey time

12 hours 5 minutes

Service frequency

Daily ^[a]

Train number(s)

15613/15614

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved

Seating arrangements

No

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

No

Observation facilities

ICF coach

Entertainment facilities

No

Baggage facilities

Below the seats

Technical

Rolling stock

2

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Electrification

No

Operating speed

43 km/h (27 mph)

Route map
(Kamakhya–Murkongselek) Intercity Express route map

Kamakhya–Murkongselek Lachit Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Kamakhya Junction and Murkongselek in India. It is currently being operated with 05613/05614 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Service

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It averages 39 km/h as 15613 Kamakhya–Murkongselek Intercity Express starts from Kamakhya daily at 18:10 and covering 488 km in 12 hrs 35 mins and 40 km/h as 05613/05614 Murkongselek–Kamakhya Intercity Express starts on Monday and Friday covering 832 km in 12 hrs 10 mins.

Route and halts

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Coach composition

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The train consists of 17 coaches:^{[clarification needed ]}

1 AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
8 Sleeper coaches
3 General
2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

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Both trains are hauled by a Guwahati Loco Shed or Malda Town Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Murkongselek to Guwahati and vice versa.

Direction reversal

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The train reverses its direction once:

Rangiya Junction

Notes

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^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

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External links

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Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Jogbani–Katihar line Mansi–Saharsa line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Saharsa–Purnia line Saharsa–Forbesganj line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies

Service

Route and halts

Coach composition

Traction

Direction reversal

See also

Notes

References

External links