https://indianpedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=117.99.222.129 IndianPedia - User contributions [en] 2026-07-30T14:07:55Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Avadh_Assam_Express&diff=330762 Avadh Assam Express 2022-03-26T13:11:15Z <p>117.99.222.129: </p> <hr /> <div>{{short description|Train in India}}<br /> {{no footnotes|date=September 2018}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}<br /> {{italic title}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}<br /> {{Infobox rail service<br /> | name = ''Avadh Assam Express''<br /> | caption =<br /> | image = Avadh Assam Express - Train Board.jpg<br /> | type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br /> | locale = [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] &amp; [[Rajasthan]]<br /> | first = {{start date and age|df=yes|1986|04|04}}<br /> | last =<br /> | operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railways]]<br /> | start ={{stnlnk|Dibrugarh}} '''(DBRG)'''<br /> | stops = 81 <br /> | end = {{stnlnk|Lalgarh}} '''(LGH)'''<br /> | distance = {{convert|3116|km|0|abbr=on}}<br /> | journeytime = 65 hours 50 mins <br /> | frequency = Daily<br /> | class = AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br /> | seating = Yes<br /> | sleeping = Yes<br /> | autorack =<br /> | catering = Available<br /> | observation = Large windows<br /> | entertainment =<br /> | baggage = Yes<br /> | otherfacilities=<br /> | stock = [[LHB coaches]]<br /> | gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br /> | el =<br /> | trainnumber = 15909 / 15910<br /> | speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, &lt;br/&gt;{{convert|47|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts<br /> | map = [[File:Avadh Assam Express (Dibrugarh - Lalgarh) route map.png|300px]]<br /> | map_state =<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The 15909 / 15910 '''''Avadh Assam Express''''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] – [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]], [[Assam]] and [[Lalgarh, Rajasthan|Lalgarh Junction]], [[Rajasthan]] in India. At present it currently holds the record for being the [[Longest train services of Indian Railways|longest daily running train in India]] covering 3116&amp;nbsp;km in almost 65 hours 50 mins (~3 days).<br /> <br /> Since this train has such a lengthy route, it is often delayed.<br /> <br /> It operates as train number 05909/15609/15909/from [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]] to [[Lalgarh, Rajasthan|Lalgarh Junction]] and as train number 05910/15610/15910 in the reverse direction, serving the nine states of [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Rajasthan]].<br /> <br /> A metre-gauge train from Lucknow to Guwahati Awadh Tirhoot Mail used to run until gauge conversion took place and the BG Avadh Assam Express was started in late 1980s.<br /> Agra Fort to Guwahati Vaishali MG Express (via Silliguri), Kathgodam to Tinsukia MG Express and Lucknow–Guwahati MG Express were long-distance trains on MG in Lucknow.<br /> <br /> ==Coaches==<br /> <br /> The 05909/05910 '''Avadh Assam Express''' presently has 1 First AC Cum 2 Tier, 1 AC 2 Tier, 3 AC 3 Tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 3 General Unreserved &amp; 2 EOG (Generator cum Luggage Van) coaches. In addition, it carries a [[pantry car]] &amp; up to 1 High Capacity Parcel Vans.<br /> <br /> As is customary with most train services in [[India]], Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.<br /> <br /> COACH COMPOSITION -<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable&quot; style=&quot;text-align:center&quot;<br /> |- <br /> ||LOCO||PV1||GEN||GEN||B1||HA1||A1||B2||B3||PC||S1||S2||S3||S4||S5||S6||S7||S8||S9||S10||S11||GEN||PV2||<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Service==<br /> <br /> The 05909 '''Avadh Assam Express''' covers the distance of 3118 kilometres in almost 68 hours [{{convert|45.90|km/h|0|abbr=on}}] &amp; in 68 hours as 05910 '''Avadh Assam Express''' [{{convert|46.32|km/h|0|abbr=on}}].<br /> <br /> As the average speed of the train is below {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare does not include a superfast surcharge.<br /> <br /> ==Routeing==<br /> <br /> The 05909/05910/15609/15610/15909/15910 '''Avadh Assam Express''' runs from <br /> <br /> '''ASSAM'''<br /> #'''{{rws|Dibrugarh}}''' <br /> #{{rws|New Tinsukia}}<br /> #[[Bhojo]]<br /> #{{rws|Simaluguri Junction}}<br /> #{{rws|Mariani Junction}}<br /> #{{rws|Furkating Junction}}<br /> #[[Sarupathar]]<br /> #{{rws|Diphu}}<br /> #{{rws|Lumding Junction}}<br /> #{{rws|Hojai}}<br /> #[[Kampur]]<br /> #{{rws|Chaparmukh Junction}}<br /> #[[Jagiroad]]<br /> #'''{{rws|Guwahati}}'''<br /> #{{rws|Kamakhya Junction}}<br /> #{{rws|Rangiya Junction}}<br /> #{{rws|Barpeta Road}}<br /> #{{rws|New Bongaigaon Junction}}<br /> #{{rws|Kokrajhar}}<br /> #{{rws|Fakiragram Junction}}<br /> <br /> '''NAGALAND'''<br /> #[[Dimapur railway station|Dimapur]]<br /> <br /> '''WEST BENGAL'''<br /> #{{rws|New Alipurduar}}<br /> #[[New Cooch Behar railway station|New Cooch Behar]]<br /> #{{rws|Dhupguri}}<br /> #{{rws|Jalpaiguri Road}}<br /> #'''[[New Jalpaiguri railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]'''<br /> #{{rws|Aluabari Road Junction}}<br /> #{{rws|Dalkhola}}<br /> <br /> '''BIHAR'''<br /> #[[Kishanganj railway station|Kishanganj]]<br /> #{{rws|Barsoi Junction}}<br /> #'''[[Katihar railway station|Katihar]]'''<br /> #[[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]]<br /> #[[Samastipur Junction railway station|Samastipur]]<br /> #'''[[Muzaffarpur Junction railway station|Muzaffarpur]]'''<br /> #[[Hajipur railway station|Hajipur]]<br /> #[[Chhapra Junction railway station|Chhapra]]<br /> #[[Siwan Junction railway station|Siwan]]<br /> #[[Mairwa]]<br /> <br /> '''UTTAR PRADESH'''<br /> #[[Bhatpar Rani]]<br /> #[[Bhatni Bazar|Bhatni]]<br /> #{{rws|Deoria Sadar}}<br /> #'''[[Gorakhpur railway station|Gorakhpur]]'''<br /> #{{rws|Khalilabad}}<br /> #[[Basti railway station|Basti]]<br /> #{{rws|Mankapur Junction}}<br /> #[[Gonda Junction railway station|Gonda]]<br /> #{{rws|Jarwal Road}}<br /> #{{rws|Barabanki Junction}}<br /> #'''[[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow Charbagh]]'''<br /> #[[Balamau station|Balamau]]<br /> #{{rws|Hardoi}}<br /> #{{rws|Shahjahanpur}}<br /> #[[Bareilly railway station|Bareilly]]<br /> #{{rws|Rampur Junction}}<br /> #'''[[Moradabad railway station|Moradabad]]'''<br /> #{{rws|Amroha}}<br /> #{{rws|Hapur Junction}}<br /> #[[Pilkhuwa]]<br /> #[[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]]<br /> <br /> '''DELHI'''<br /> #'''[[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]]'''<br /> #{{rws|Delhi Kishanganj}}<br /> #{{rws|Shakurbasti}}<br /> #{{rws|Nangloi}}<br /> <br /> '''HARYANA'''<br /> #[[Bahadurgarh]]<br /> #'''[[Rohtak Junction railway station|Rohtak]]'''<br /> #{{rws|Jind Junction}}<br /> #[[Narwana]]<br /> #[[Tohana]]<br /> #[[Jakhal Mandi]]<br /> #[[Mandi Dabwali]]<br /> <br /> '''PUNJAB'''<br /> #[[Bareta]]<br /> #[[Budhlada]]<br /> #{{rws|Mansa}}<br /> #[[Maur Mandi]]<br /> #'''[[Bathinda Junction railway station|Bathinda Junction]]'''<br /> <br /> '''RAJASTHAN'''<br /> #[[Sangaria, India|Sangaria]]<br /> #'''[[Hanumangarh Junction railway station|Hanumangarh]]'''<br /> #{{rws|Pilibanga}}<br /> #[[Suratgarh Junction railway station|Suratgarh]] <br /> #[[Lunkaransar railway station|Lunkaransar]]<br /> #'''[[Lalgarh Junction railway station|Lalgarh Junction]]'''.<br /> <br /> ==Direction reversal==<br /> It reverses direction of travel once at; <br /> * [[Bathinda Junction railway station|Bathinda Junction]].<br /> <br /> ==Traction==<br /> <br /> Due to partial electrification of the route, a total of 3 locomotives are assigned to this train.<br /> <br /> A [[Siliguri Junction railway station|Siliguri]] based [[WDP 4]] / [[WDP 4|WDP 4B]] / [[WDP 4|WDP 4D]] locomotive hauls the train from [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]] up to [[Guwahati Railway station (GHY)]] handing over to a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]] based [[WAP 7]] locomotive which hauls the train up to [[Bathinda Junction railway station|Bathinda Junction]] following which a [[Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station|Bhagat Ki Kothi]] based [[WDP 4]] / [[WDP 4|WDP 4B]] / [[WDP 4|WDP 4D]] locomotive powers the train for the remainder of its journey until [[Lalgarh Junction railway station|Lalgarh Junction]].<br /> <br /> ==Incidents==<br /> The infamous [[Gaisal train disaster]] occurred between Avadh Assam Express and [[Brahmaputra Mail]] at [[Gaisal railway station]] near [[Kishanganj railway station]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Gaisal train disaster due to 'human failure'|url=http://hindu.com/2001/04/04/stories/0204000q.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314221823/http://www.hindu.com/2001/04/04/stories/0204000q.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 March 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2001-04-04|access-date=14 December 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Timings==<br /> <br /> * 05909 '''Awadh Assam Express''' leaves [[Dibrugarh railway station|Dibrugarh]] on a daily basis at 10:20&amp;nbsp;hrs IST and reaches [[Lalgarh Junction railway station|Lalgarh Junction]] at 04:10&amp;nbsp;hrs IST on the 4th day.<br /> * 05910 '''Awadh Assam Express''' leaves Lalgarh Junction on a daily basis at 19:50&amp;nbsp;hrs IST and reaches Dibrugarh at 15:35&amp;nbsp;hrs IST on the 4th day.<br /> <br /> [[File:Avadh Assam Express - First AC cum AC Two tier coach.jpg|thumb|Avadh Assam Express - First AC cum AC Two-tier coach]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> * [[Gaisal train disaster]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> *{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZE0gEAHlDk|title=Awadh Assam Express - YouTube|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Awadh-Assam-Express-derails-near-Moradabad-several-injured/articleshow/7581041.cms|title=Awadh-Assam Express derails near Moradabad, several injured - The Times of India|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/worst-train-accidents-in-india-in-pictures?page=13#image=13|title=Awadh-Assam express crash - Worst train accidents in India: In pictures|publisher=news.in.msn.com|accessdate=2014-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518174744/http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/worst-train-accidents-in-india-in-pictures?page=13#image=13|archive-date=18 May 2014|url-status=dead}}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&amp;dcd=3145&amp;id=0,4,268 |title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal |publisher=nr.indianrailways.gov.in |accessdate=2014-05-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518175420/http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&amp;dcd=3145&amp;id=0%2C4%2C268 |archivedate=18 May 2014 |df=dmy }}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/girl-s-body-found-inside-awadh-assam-express_830786.html|title=Girl's body found inside Awadh-Assam Express|publisher=Zee News|accessdate=2014-05-30}}<br /> *{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/akshayhariharan/8198752405/|title=Awadh Assam Express &amp;#124; Flickr - Photo Sharing!|publisher=flickr.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?207917|title=The Disaster Express &amp;#124; Murali Krishnan, Ashis K. Biswas|work=Outlook|accessdate=2014-05-30}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df=dmy }}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|accessdate=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}<br /> *{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=&amp;#91;IRFCA&amp;#93; Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-04-05}}<br /> <br /> {{Railways in Northern India}}<br /> {{Railways in Eastern India}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Avadh Assam Express}}<br /> [[Category:Transport in Dibrugarh]]<br /> [[Category:Transport in Bikaner]]<br /> [[Category:Express trains in India]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Assam]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Nagaland]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br /> [[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]<br /> [[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]</div> 117.99.222.129