The 15769 / 70 Alipurduar Junction - Lumding Junction Intercity Express is an
Express train belonging to
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across No ...
that runs between and in
India
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.
It operates as train number 15769 from to and as train number 15770 in the reverse direction serving the states of
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
&
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...
.
''assamtribune.com'',
7 August 2016
Coaches
The 15769 / 70 Alipurduar Junction - Lumding Junction Intercity Express has nine general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches . It does not carry a Dining car, pantry car coach.
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 22869 - Intercity Express covers the distance of in 9 hours 55 mins (45 km/hr) & in 9 hours 45 mins as the 15770 - Intercity Express (46 km/hr).
As the average speed of the train is lower than , as per railway rules, its fare doesn't includes a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 15769 / 70 Alipurduar Junction - Lumding Junction Intercity Express runs from
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Traction
As the route is going to electrification, a based WDM-3D
The Indian locomotive class WDM-3D is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 2003 by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Varanasi for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engi ...
diesel locomotive pulls the train to its destination.
References
External links
15769 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info
15770 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alipurduar - Lumding Intercity Express
Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains
Rail transport in Assam
Rail transport in West Bengal
Transport in Lumding
Alipurduar railway division