Brahmaputra Mail

Brahmaputra Mail

Brahmaputra Mail Rear Coach
Overview
Service type	Mail/Express
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway
Route
Start	Dibrugarh (DBRG)
End	Delhi Junction (DLI)
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	14055 / 14056
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available (Paid)
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Operating speed	Average - 45km/hr
Route map

Route map

The Brahmaputra Mail is a daily train which connects Delhi with Dibrugarh (an important town in upper Assam). Introduced in 1972 after the construction of the rail section of the Farakka Barrage, the train originally ran as the Tinsukia Mail between Delhi Junction railway station and New Jalpaiguri railway stations, with onward meter gauge connections to Guwahati and Tinsukia in the Indian state of Assam. The train was renamed the Brahmaputra Mail after the successful conversion of the Guwahati - Dibrugarh meter gauge lines to broad gauge. This train belongs to Northern Railway (NR) zone of Indian Railways and operated and maintained by Delhi Division (DLI Division) of NR. The train is numbered as 14055/14056.

The train has both AC and Non AC class of accommodation. The composition of this train is

This train is assigned with a WAP-4/WAP-7 locomotive from Delhi Junction to Mughalsarai Junction.

From Mughalsarai Junction-Dibrugarh and Dibrugarh-Mughalsarai Junction the train is usually hauled by WDP-4B locomotive.