Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone has announced the details of new trains to be introduced in the year 2013-14 which will be included in the new time table which comes into effect from July 01 2013. Dates of introduction of all these trains will be notified later. These trains and details are as under:
12552/12551 Kamakhya – Yeshwantpur Weekly AC Superfast Express
Days of Service & Timings
12552 will depart every Wednesday at 1400 from Kamakhya to reach Yeshwantpur at 1830 on Fridays.
12551 will depart every Saturday at 0830 from Yeshwantpur to reach Kamakhya at 1330 on Mondays
Running time: 52 hours 30 minutes (2 days and 4:30 hours)
Stoppages: Rangiya, New Bongaigaon, New Alipurdar, New Coochbehar, New Jaipaiguri, Kishanganj, Barsoi, Rampurhat, Durgapur, Asansol, Adra, Bankura, Midnapur, Hijli, Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Samalkot, Vijayawada, Gudur, Chennai Central, Katpadi. (25 stops)
Composition: ONE AC First Class, 3 AC 2-tier, 10 AC 3-tier, 1 Pantry Car, 2 Power Cars
Possible rake Sharing with Kamakhya – Mumbai LTT AC Superfast Express, pure LHB Rake.
A fully Air Conditioned premium service seemingly meant for passengers looking for a fast and comfortable direct connection from Guwahati to Bangalore without touching Kolkata. Not only does it skip Kolkata altogether but won’t even go anywhere near it, the nearest point being Durgapur. It follows the route of the famous Vivek express from Chennai Central till Kamakhya but bypasses Vizag and will not stop at Duvvada either. It has only 4 stops in the 800 km of journey from Yeshwantpur to Vijayawada. Expect rake reversals at Chennai Central and Durgapur.
15621/15622 Kamakhya – Delhi Anandvihar Terminus Weekly Express
Days of Service & Timings
15621 will depart Kamakhya every Thursday at 0610 to reach Delhi Anand Vihar Terminus at 1735 every Friday.
15622 will depart Anandvihar Terminus at 2345 every Friday to reach Kamakhya at 1445 every Sunday.
Running Time: 39 hours (1 day and 15 hours)
Stoppages: Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Alipurduar Jn, Binnaguri, New Jaipaiguri, Kishanganj, Naugachia, Khagaria, Barauni, Hajipur, Chhapra, Siwan, Gorakhpur, Basti, Mankapur, Gonda, Sitapur Cantonment, Chandausi, Moradabad, Hapur, Gaziabad.
Composition: ONE AC 3-tier, 5 Sleeper Coaches, 6 General Second Class, 2 SLR (14 Coaches)
Bypasses many of the big places in UP and Bihar like Kanpur, Allahabad, Lucknow, Mughalsarai and Patna to take a northern route through rural UP. This train will use the same rake and days and times of departure but not the same route as the KYQ – NDLS SF Special running now. Also, it is a pretty small train seemingly meant to cater mostly to unreserved passengers. Turnaround time of only 6 hours at Delhi might prove troublesome.
15624/15623 Kamakhya – Bhagat ki Koti (Jodhpur) Weekly Express
Days of Service & Timings
15624 will depart Kamakhya every Friday at 1710 to reach Jodhpur Bhagat ki Koti at 2330 every Sunday.
15623 will depart Jodhpur Bhagat ki Koti at 2000 every Tuesday to reach Kamakhya at 2315 every Thursday.
Stoppages: Rangiya, Barpeta Road, New Bongaigaon, Kohrajhar, New Alipurduar, New Coochbehar, New Jaipaiguri, Kishanganj, Sonaili, Naugachia, Khagaria, Barauni, Patna, Ara, Buxar, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Shahganj, Ayodhya, Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Delhi Cantonment, Gurgaon, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Luharu, Sadulpur, Churu, Sujangarh, Ladnun, Didwana, Choti Khatu, Khatu, Degana, Merta Road, Jodhpur.
Composition: 2 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second, 2 SLR (19 coaches)
A long, long service from the Eastern end of India to the other end. Goes on a merry-go-ride across UP and then from Delhi it takes the scenic roundabout route through Haryana and Rajasthan bypassing Jaipur, taking the same route of the 22481/22482 Jodhpur – Delhi Express. It seems to be the fashion nowadays to have either too many unreserved coaches or none at all! Expected to be pretty slow and lengthy since it takes a roundabout route connecting mostly tier-2 and tier-3 cities. Anyway, another train aimed at migrant laborers.
15712/15711 Katihar – Howrah Express
Days of Service & Timings
15712 will depart Katihar every Monday at 2230 to reach Howrah at 0720 every Tuesday (next day).
15711 will depart Howrah at 2155 every Tuesday to reach Katihar at 0645 every Wednesday (next day).
Stoppages: Lava, Kumedpur, Harischandrpur, Samsi, Azimganj, Katwa Jn, Nabadwip Dham, Bandel
Composition: ONE AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 5 Sleeper Coaches, 6 General Second Class, 2 SLR (16 Coaches)
Katihar in Bihar near the border with West Bengal gets its first direct train to Kolkata.
13281/13282 New Tinsukia – Patna Rajendranagar Weekly Express
Days of Service & Timings
13281 will leave New Tinsukia every Monday at 0730 to reach Rajendranagar Terminus at 1425 the next day (Tuesday)
13282 will leave Rajendranagar every Saturday at 1510 to reach New Tinsukia the next day (Sunday) at 2010.
Stoppages: Duliajan, Naharkatia, Namrup, Simaluguri, Mariani, Furkating, Dimapur, Diphu, Lumding, Hojai, Chaparmukh, Jagiroad, Guwahati, Kamakhya, Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, Kohrajhar, Alipurduar Jn, New Jaipaiguri, Kishanganj, Naugachia, Khagaria, Begusarai, Barauni, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur
Composition: ONE AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class, 2 SLR (21 Coaches)
The latest train for this distant Indian outpost! This train is currently running as a summer special.
22310/22309 New Jalpaiguri – Howrah Weekly AC Chair Car Express!
Days of Service & Timings
22309 will leave Howrah every Tuesday at 2305 to reach New Jaipaguri at 0920 the next day (Wednesday)
22310 will leave New Jalpaiguri every Wednesday at 1235 to reach Howrah at 2250 the same day night.
Running Time: 10 hours 15 min
Stoppages: Aluabari, Kishanganj, Barsoi, Rampurhat, Bardhaman
Composition: 11 GR/Yuva AC Chair Cars, 2 Power Cars