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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Guwahati–Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express 
| image= Jan Shatabdi Express at Jorhat Town.jpg
| caption = Guwahati–Jorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express at Jorhat Town station
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]], [[Jan Shatabdi Express]]
| first = {{start date and age|11 October 2002}}
| last =
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = {{rws|Guwahati}} '''(GHY)'''
| stops = 9
| end = {{rws|Jorhat Town}} '''(JTTN)'''
| distance = {{convert|375|km|0|abbr=on}}   
| journeytime = 6 hours 50 minutes as 12067, 7 hours 00 minutes as 12068.       
| frequency = 6 days a week. 
| class = AC Chair Car, Second Class seating
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = No
| autorack = No
| catering = Yes
| observation = Previously ran up to [[Dimapur railway station|Dimapur]] 
| entertainment =
| baggage = Overhead racks
| other facilities=
| stock = [[ICF coaches|ICF]] [[Jan Shatabdi Express|Jan Shatabdi]] Coaches
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| electrification = No
| trainnumber = 12067 / 12068
| speed = {{convert|120|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum, <br/>{{convert|58.60|km/h|0|abbr=on}} excluding halts
| map = [[File:(Guwahati - Jorhat) Janshatabdi Express route map.png|260px|(Guwahati - Jorhat) Janshatabdi Express route map]]
| map_state =
}}

The 12067 / 12068 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] - {{rws|Jorhat Town}} '''[[Jan Shatabdi Express]]''' is a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] train of the [[Jan Shatabdi Express]] series [http://pib.nic.in/archive/railbudget/railbgt2002-03/railbgtsp1.html] [http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html] belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] and [[Jorhat Town]] in [[India]].

It operates as train number 12067 from [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] to [[Jorhat Town]] and as train number 12068 in the reverse direction serving the states of [[Assam]] and [[Nagaland]].

It is part of the [[Jan Shatabdi Express]] series launched by the former railway minister of [[India]], Mr. [[Nitish Kumar]] in the 2002 / 03 Rail Budget [http://pib.nic.in/archive/railbudget/railbgt2002-03/railbgtsp1.html] [http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html].

==Coaches==

The 12067 /68 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jorhat Town]] '''[[Jan Shatabdi Express]]''' has 3 AC Chair Car, 16 Second Class seating & 2 Second Jan Chair cum Guard Car Coaches. It does not carry a [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXnCvyCnVvA] [http://irfca.org/apps/locolinks/show/211] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/abhinavnfr/6210750492/].

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.

==Service==

The 12067 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jorhat Town]] '''[[Jan Shatabdi Express]]''' covers the distance of {{convert|376|km|0|abbr=on}} in 6 hours 50 mins (59.37&nbsp;km/hr) excluding halts & in 7 hours 00 mins as 12068 [[Jorhat Town]] [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] '''[[Jan Shatabdi Express]]''' (57.85&nbsp;km/hr) excluding halts.

As the average speed of the train is above {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railways]] rules, its fare includes a [[Superfast Express trains in India|Superfast Express]] surcharge.

==Route & Halts==

The 12067 /68 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jorhat Town]] '''[[Jan Shatabdi Express]]''' runs, from {{rws|Guwahati}} via {{rws|Chaparmukh Junction}}, 
{{rws|Hojai}}, [[Lanka (town)|Lanka]], {{rws|Lumding Junction}}, {{rws|Diphu}}, {{rws|Dimapur}}, {{rws|Furkating Junction}}, {{rws|Mariani Junction}} to {{rws|Jorhat Town}}.

==Traction==

As the entire route is yet to be fully electrified, a [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] based [[WDM-2|WDM 2]] or [[WDM 3A]] [http://irfca.org/apps/locolinks/show/211] locomotive is the traditional power for this train and hauls the train for its entire journey.

==Operation==

12067 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jorhat Town]] '''[[Jan Shatabdi Express]]''' runs from [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] on all days except Sunday arriving [[Jorhat Town]] the same day [http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/guwahati-jorhat-jan-shatabdi-12067-train.html].

12068 [[Jorhat Town]] [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] '''[[Jan Shatabdi Express]]''' runs from [[Jorhat Town]] on all days except Sunday arriving [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] the same day [http://www.90di.com/schedule/train/Indian%20Railways_12068.html].
 
==Incidents==

*On 10 November 2008, the train narrowly averted de-railment.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Sarat|title=Farmer saves speeding Jan Shatabdi from derailment|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081111/jsp/guwahati/story_10093244.jsp|publisher=[[Telegraph India]]|date=Nov 11, 2008}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* http://pib.nic.in/archive/railbudget/railbgt2002-03/railbgtsp1.html
* http://www.indianrail.gov.in/jan_shatabdi.html
* http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rapr2002/12042002/r120420021.html
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXnCvyCnVvA
* http://www.holidayiq.com/railways/guwahati-jorhat-jan-shatabdi-12067-train.html
* http://irfca.org/apps/locolinks/show/211
* https://www.flickr.com/photos/abhinavnfr/6210750492/
* http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081111/jsp/guwahati/story_10093244.jsp
* http://www.90di.com/schedule/train/Indian%20Railways_12068.html

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in|title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry|publisher=indianrail.gov.in|accessdate=2014-04-05}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=&#91;IRFCA&#93; Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-04-05}}

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