Kamrup Express
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Express | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Assam, West Bengal | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Howrah Junction (HWH) | ||||
| Stops | 54 | ||||
| End | Dibrugarh (DBRG) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1582km | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 15959 / 15960. | ||||
| 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 - 42km/hr | ||||
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The Kamrup Express is a daily express train which connects Howrah (Kolkata) in West Bengal with Dibrugarh, which is a major town in upper Assam. Originally the train ran between Howrah and Guwahati (which is the district headquarters of Kamrup District Assam), hence the name. Later it was extended to Dibrugarh Town after the successful conversion of Guwahati-Lumding-Dibrugarh from meter gauge to broad gauge. The train belongs to North East Frontier Railway of Indian Railway and is operated by Tinsukia division of NF Railway. The train is numbered as 15959/15960.
15959 departs Howrah every day at 17:35 and reaches Dibrugarh on the day following the day after, at 04:50 in the morning, covering a distance of 1582 km in 35 hrs 15 mins with an average moving speed of 42 km/h. On the way it passes through Bandel, Nabadwip Dham, Katwa, Berhampore(Khagraghat Road),Azimganj jn, Malda Town, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, New Coochbehar, New Alipurduar, Kamakhyaguri, Fakiragram, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon, Guwahati, Lumding, Dimapur, Mariani, Duliajan, New Tinsukia en route to Dibrugarh. The train as an extended halt at Guwahati arriving at 15:40.
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