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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Amarnath Express<br />
| image= File:WDP4D 40365 (SGUJ) NFR with Amarnath Express.jpg<br />
| image_width = 300px<br />
| caption =WDP4D 40365 (SGUJ) NFR with Amarnath Express<br />
| type = [[Express train|Express]]<br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2002|03|13}}<br />
| last = <br />
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railways]]<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Guwahati}} (GHY)<br />
| stops = 41 <br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)<br />
| distance = {{convert|2431|km|0|abbr=on}} <br />
| journey time = 47 hours 15 mins as 15653 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] '''Amarnath Express''', 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] '''Amarnath Express''' <br />
| frequency = Weekly. 15653 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] '''Amarnath Express''' – Wednesday. 15652 [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] '''Amarnath Express''' – Friday.<br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = Yes<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack =<br />
| catering = Yes<br />
| observation = <br />
| entertainment =<br />
| baggage =<br />
| other facilities= <br />
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] coaches<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| el = No<br />
| train number = 15653 / 54<br />
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|50.65|km/h|0|abbr=on}} including halts.<br />
| map = <br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The 15653 / 54 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi '''Amarnath Express''' is an [[Express train|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] and [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] in [[India]].<br />
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It operates as train number 15653 from [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] to [[Jammu Tawi railway station|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, India|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<br />
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It is named after the [[Amarnath Temple]] which is located in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|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]].<br />
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==Coaches==<br />
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The 15653 / 54 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] Amarnath Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. In addition, it carries a [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]].<br />
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As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.<br />
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==Service==<br />
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The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of {{convert|2431|km|0|abbr=on}} in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45&nbsp;km/hr) & in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87&nbsp;km/hr).<br />
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==Routeing==<br />
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The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from:<br />
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'''ASSAM''' <br />
#'''[[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]]''' (Starts)<br />
#{{rws|Kamakhya}}<br />
#{{rws|Rangiya}}<br />
#{{rws|New Bongaigaon Junction}}<br />
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'''WEST BENGAL'''<br />
#[[New Alipurduar railway station|New Alipurduar]]<br />
#[[New Cooch Behar Junction railway station|New Cooch Behar]]<br />
#[[Dhupguri railway station|Dhupguri]]<br />
#'''[[New Jalpaiguri railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]'''<br />
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'''BIHAR'''<br />
#[[Katihar Junction railway station|Katihar Junction]]<br />
#[[Begusarai]]<br />
#[[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni Junction]]<br />
#[[Muzaffarpur Junction railway station|Muzaffarpur Junction]]<br />
#[[Motihari|Bapudam Motihari]]<br />
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'''UTTAR PRADESH'''<br />
#'''[[Gorakhpur Junction railway station|Gorakhpur Junction]]'''<br />
#'''[[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow NR]]'''<br />
#[[Shahjehanpur]]<br />
#[[Bareilly railway station|Bareilly]]<br />
#{{rws|Moradabad}}<br />
#'''[[Saharanpur railway station|Saharanpur Junction]]'''<br />
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'''UTTARAKHAND'''<br />
#[[Laksar|Laksar Junction]]<br />
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'''HARYANA'''<br />
#{{rws|Jagadhri}}<br />
#'''[[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantonment Junction]]'''<br />
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'''PUNJAB'''<br />
#'''[[Ludhiana Junction railway station|Ludhiana Junction]]''' <br />
#'''{{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}'''<br />
#{{rws|Pathankot Cantonment}}<br />
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'''JAMMU KASHMIR''' <br />
#{{rws|Kathua}}<br />
#'''[[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]]''' (Ends)[http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653].<br />
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==Traction==<br />
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A [[Siliguri Junction railway station|Siliguri]] based [[WDP 4]] locomotive powers the train from [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] to till [[New Cooch Behar Junction railway station|New Cooch Behar]] handing over to [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad]] based [[WAP-7]] for the remaining part of the journey.<br />
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==Operation==<br />
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15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati every Wednesday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day.<br />
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15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Friday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
* http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653<br />
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==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 }}<br />
*{{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}}<br />
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[[Category:Named passenger trains of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Assam]]<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 Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Guwahati]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Jammu]]</div>
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