Assam Mail

Route map
	Legend
Pre-1947
	ferry to Guwahati
	across Brahmaputra
	Legend
Post-1962

Assam Mail
Overview
Service type	Mail train
Route
Termini	Santahar Junction (pre-independence); Delhi (post-independence); Amingaon (pre-independence); Guwahati(later extended to Dibrugarh in the post-independence era)
Distance travelled	506.7 kilometres (314.8 mi)(pre-independence); 2,601 kilometres (1,616 mi)(post-independence)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number	3 Up/4 Dn (old);
On-board services
Classes	General, Sleeper
Sleeping arrangements	yes
Catering facilities	Pantry car; On-board catering; E-catering.(post-independence)
Technical
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in); 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	36 kilometres per hour (22 mph)(pre-1947); 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph) North East Express (post-independence)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
Pre-1947
	ferry to Guwahati
	across Brahmaputra
	Legend
Post-1962

Service typeMail train

TerminiSantahar Junction (pre-independence)
Delhi (post-independence)
Amingaon (pre-independence)
Guwahati(later extended to Dibrugarh in the post-independence era)

Distance travelled506.7 kilometres (314.8 mi)(pre-independence)
2,601 kilometres (1,616 mi)(post-independence)

Service frequencyDaily

The Assam Mail was one of the better known metre-gauge trains in the Indian Railways system that was there from the pre-independence days. The train was discontinued in 1986 with the completion of the broad-gauge conversion of the metre-gauge line to Dibrugarh.

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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

Assam Mail

Post Independence

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