The 15653 / 54 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express is an

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train belonging to

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that runs between

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

and

Jammu Tawi Jammu Tawi (station code: JAT) is a railway station in Jammu city in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Background Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a major railhead for other places in the r ...

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. It operates as train number 15653 from

and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of

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and

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. It is named after the Amarnath Temple which is located in the union territory of

and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the

Lohit Express The 15651 / 52 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between & in India. It operates as train number 15651 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train ...

and

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Coaches

The 15653 / 54

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 Pantry car coach. As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of

depending on demand.

Service

The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45 km/hr) & in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87 km/hr).

Routeing

The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from: ASSAM #

(Starts) # # # WEST BENGAL # New Alipurduar #

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# New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) BIHAR # Katihar Junction #

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# Bapudam Motihari UTTAR PRADESH #

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# Basti # Babhnan # Gonda # Lucknow NR #

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# # Saharanpur Junction UTTARAKHAND # Laksar Junction HARYANA # # Ambala Cantonment Junction PUNJAB # Ludhiana Junction # # JAMMU KASHMIR # #

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Traction

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based

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based

WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 Volt, kV Alternating current, AC Electric locomotive, electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for 5 ft 6 ...

locomotive powers the train from

to for the whole journey.

Operation

15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati every Wednesday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day. 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Friday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.

References

* http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amarnath Express Named passenger trains of India Rail transport in Assam Rail transport in West Bengal Rail transport in Bihar Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh Rail transport in Uttarakhand Rail transport in Haryana Rail transport in Punjab, India Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir Transport in Guwahati Transport in Jammu