Kamrup Express
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 Kamrup Express train board | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | Assam and West Bengal | ||||
| First service | 15959 / 15960 (1st July, 1975, 50 years ago) 15961 / 15962 (27 December 2020, 4 years ago) | ||||
| Current operator | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Howrah (HWH) Dibrugarh (DBRG)(Earlier Dibrugarh Town (DBRT)) | ||||
| Stops | 52(15959/15960) & 42(15961/62) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 15959 / 15960 1,536.7 kilometres (954.9 mi) 15961 / 15962 1,354.5 kilometres (841.6 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 15959 / 15960 - 33 hours 00 minutes (average) 15961 / 15962 - 28 hrs 30 minutes (average) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 15959 / 15960 (Via Guwahati) 15961 / 15962 (Via Rangapara North) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available (paid) | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 46 kilometres per hour (29 mph) for 15959/15960 & 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph) for 15961/15962. | ||||
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Kamrup Express is a daily Express train which connects Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal with Dibrugarh, a major tea manufacturing town in upper Assam. The name Kamrup is derived from the Kamrup district, one of the 35 administrative regions of the State of Assam. The train is operated by the North East Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways and has two dedicated services, namely 15959 / 15960 via Guwahati and 15961 / 15962 via Rangapara North.
When introduced in 1 July 1975, Broad Gauge Line didn't reach Guwahati & was till New Bongaigaon. Post 1992, Kamrup express is travelling Howrah to Dibrugarh directly.[1]
Following the inauguration of the Bogibeel Bridge, which significantly reduced travel time between Lower Assam and Upper Assam by at least eight hours, Indian Railways opted to reroute certain trains operating between Dibrugarh via this new route. As a result, the 15959/15960 Dibrugarh – Howrah Kamrup Express was re-routed as 15961 / 15962 via this route every Monday and Friday from Howrah and Dibrugarh, respectively. This service was inaugurated on 27 December 2020 from Dibrugarh and on 28 December 2020 from Howrah.[2]
