Agartala–Silchar Express

15663/UP/Agartala Silchar Express
	AC 3 Tier Coach of Silchar–Agartala Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Tripura and Assam
First service	Sun 3 May 2015
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Start	Agartala (AGTL)
Stops	16
End	Silchar (SCL)
Distance travelled	254 km (158 mi)
Average journey time	7 hr 25 min
Service frequency	Daily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	15663 UP/15664 DOWN
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier (1) Sleeper (1) Second Seater (1) General (13) SLR (2)
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Auto-rack arrangements	Not Available
Catering facilities	✕ Pantry Car ✕ On-board Catering ✕ E-Catering
Observation facilities	Windows
Baggage facilities	Under Seat & Upper rakes
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF rakes
Track gauge	BG
Electrification	Not Available
Operating speed	Avg Speed: 28 km/hr Max Permissible Speed: 100 km/hr between AGTL/Agartala and KUGT/Kumarghat

Agartala - Silchar Express is an Indian Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between the capital city of Tripura & largest city in Barak Valley of Assam, that is, Agartala & Silchar. It is currently being operated with 15663/15664 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3] The train makes its main halt at Karimganj Junction for 25 minutes & loco/rake reversals also takes place here. The train runs with SGUJ/WDP-4 & SGUJ/WDP-4D.

Average speed and frequency

The 15663/Agartala - Silchar Express runs with an average speed of 28 km/h and completes 254 km in 7hrs 25 min. The 15664/Silchar - Agartala Express runs with an average speed of 27 km/h and completes 254 km in 7hrs 30min.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Agartala
Teliamura
Ambassa
Kumarghat
Dharmanagar
Churaibari
Kalkalighat
Patharkandi
Baraigram Junction
Nilambazar
Karimganj Junction
New Karimganj
Bhanga
Badarpur Junction
Katakhal Junction
Silchar

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 100 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

1 AC III Tier
1 Sleeper Class
1 Second Sitting
13 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Agartala to Silchar and vice versa.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 time:

Karimganj Junction

Notes

Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

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[1] Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

[2] "BG Passenger Trial train service in Agartala-Silchar route begins from May 2"

[3] Full-fledged train services from Agartala

[4] 72000 additional berths created by N.F.Railway to cater to Puja rush