New Tinsukia–Tambaram Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
Status | Operating | ||||
First service | 01 July 2001 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | New Tinsukia (NTSK) Tambaram (TBM) | ||||
Stops | 39 | ||||
Distance travelled | 3175 km | ||||
Average journey time | 61 hours and 55 mins | ||||
Service frequency | Weekly | ||||
Train number(s) | 15929/15930 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL) | ||||
Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
Catering facilities | ✓ Pantry car ✓ On-board catering ✓ E-catering | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | Broad gauge | ||||
Operating speed | 51 km/h | ||||
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New Tinsukia–Tambaram Weekly Express is a weekly Express train which connects New Tinsukia Junction railway station in Tinsukia, Assam, with and Tambaram in the South Indian metropolis of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This train travels a total distance of 3175 km. [1][2]
Time-table
[edit]- Train no. 15930 from New Tinsukia to Tambaram
- Train no. 15929 from Tambaram to New Tinsukia
The train leaves New Tinsukia on every Sunday at 23:45 P.M. and arrives Tambaram on Wednesday at 21:15 P.M. traversing a distance of 3354 kilometres in 69 hours and 30 minutes.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Train number | Station code | Departure station | Departure time | Departure day | Arrival station | Arrival time | Arrival day |
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15929 | TBM | Tambaram | 11:41 PM (Night) | THU | Dibrugarh | 6:00 PM | SUN |
15930 | MS | Chennai Egmore | 8:05 PM | SUN | Tambaram | 8:05 PM | WED |
Traction
[edit]- DBRG -> RNY – SGUJ/WDP-4/4B/4D
- RNY - > DGP - HWH/WAP-4
- DGP -> VSKP – HWH/WAP-4
- VSKP -> TBM – ED/WAP-4
Major halts
[edit]The major halts of this train are as follows-
TAMIL NADU (02 stops)
ANDHRA PRADESH (06 stops)
ODISHA (05 stops)
WEST BENGAL (17 stops)
- Hijli
- Purulia Junction
- Joychandi Pahar
- Burnpur
- Asansol Junction
- Andal Junction
- Durgapur
- Siuri
- Rampurhat Junction
- New Farakka Junction
- Malda Town
- Dalkhola
- New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
- New Maynaguri
- Dhupguri
- New Cooch Behar Junction
- New Alipurduar.
JHARKHAND (02 stops)
BIHAR (02 stops)
ASSAM (12 stops)
- Fakiragram Junction
- Kokrajhar
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Rangiya Junction
- New Missamari
- Rangapara North Junction
- Viswanath Charali
- Harmuti Junction
- North Lakhimpur
- Dhemaji
- Dibrugarh
- New Tinsukia Junction.
Reversals
[edit]DGR/Durgapur and VSKP/Visakhapatnam.
Major bridges
[edit]The train passes over some important rivers of India:
- Creek in Ennore near Chennai
- Penna river in Nellore
- Paleru river in Ongole
- Krishna River in Vijayawada
- Godavari River in Rajamahendravaram
- Nagavali River in Srikakulam
- Vamsadhara River in Srikakulam
- Rushikulya River in Ganjam
- Mahanadi river in Cuttack
- Kathjori river (Mahanadi distributary) in Cuttack
- Kuakhai River (Mahanadi distributary) near Barang
- Birupa River (Mahanadi distributary) near Kendrapara
- Brahmani River in Jenapur
- Baitarani River in Jajpur Keonjhar Rd.
- Budhabalanga River in Balasore
- Subarnarekha River near Jaleswar
- Kangsabati River near Kharagpur
- Dwarakeswar River near Bankura
- Damodar River near Asansol
- Mayurakshi River near Sainthia
- Ganges via Farakka Barrage in Farakka
- Mahananda River near Dumdangi
- Teesta River near Jalpaiguri
- Jaldhaka River near Altagram
- Torsa river near Ghoksadanga
- Tipkai River near Chautara
- Gaurang River at Kokrajhar
- Champabati River near Bongaigaon
- Manas River near Bongaigaon
- Beki River at Barpeta Road
- Baralia River near Rangiya
- Gabharu River near Missimari
- Kameng River near Rangapara
- Ranganadi River near North Lakhimpur
- Subansiri River near Gogamukh
- Bogibeel Bridge on Brahmaputra near Dibrugarh.
See also
[edit]- Nagaon Express
- Chennai–New Jalpaiguri Superfast Express
- Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Weekly Express
- Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express