Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi Express train in India
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Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi Express category type of service belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Naharlagun and Guwahati in India.[1]
| Naharlagun - Guwahati Shatabdi Express | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guwahati–Naharlagun Shatabdi Express with imported EMD WDP-4 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
| Locale | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam | ||||
| First service | 9 May 2017 | ||||
| Current operator | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Naharlagun (NHLN) Guwahati (GHY) | ||||
| Stops | 7 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 332 km (206 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 06 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
| Train number | 12087 / 12088 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC Chair Car and Vistadome | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 75 km/h (47 mph), including halts | ||||
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It operates as train number 12087 from Naharlagun to Guwahati and as train number 12088 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Coaches
The 12085/ 86 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express presently has 6 AC Chair Car and 2 End-on Generator coaches. It does not carry a pantry car but being a Shatabdi-category train, catering is arranged on board the train. It is now hailed by an NGC WAP-7
As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EOG | C7 | C6 | C5 | C4 | C3 | C2 | EOG |
Service
The 12087 / 12088 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 332 kilometres in 06 hours 00 mins in both directions.
The average speed of the train is 55 km/h.
Routing
The 12087 / 88 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express runs from Naharlagun via Viswanath Charali, Rangiya Junction to Guwahati.
Being a Shatabdi-class train, it returns to its originating station Naharlagun on next day and also it shares rakes with 12085/86 Guwahati–Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express