Amarnath Express
The 15653 / 54 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Jammu Tawi in India.
WDP-4D 40365 of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri hauling Amarnath Express. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| First service | 13 March 2002 |
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Guwahati (GHY) Jammu Tawi (JAT) |
| Stops | 41 |
| Distance travelled | 2,431 km (1,511 mi) |
| Average journey time | 47 hours 15 mins as 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express, 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express |
| Service frequency | Weekly. 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express – Wednesday. 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express – Friday. |
| Train number(s) | 15653 / 54 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | Yes |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | No |
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 50.65 km/h (31 mph) including halts. |
It operates as train number 15653 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
It is named after the Amarnath Temple which is located in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the Lohit Express and Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express.
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