The 15657 / 15658 ''Brahmaputra Mail'' is a daily train that connects

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with Kamakhya (an important town in

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). Introduced in 1972 after the construction of the rail section of the

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, the train originally ran as the Tinsukia Mail between

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and New Bongaigaon railway stations, with onward metre-gauge connection by a train of the same name numbered as 7Up and 8Dn to

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and

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in the Indian state of

. The train was renamed the Brahmaputra Mail after the successful gauge conversion of the New Bongaigaon–Dibrugarh metre-gauge lines to broad gauge. W.E.F. 20/12/2020 this train is running between (KYQ) & (DLI) & is permanently cancelled between Kamakhya Junction & Dibrugarh.

Services

Originally ran as 155 dn by 156 up it was originally started by Northeast Frontier Railway which is called NFR in short. Later on, the primary maintenance was transferred to the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway and ran under the numbers 14056up by 14055 dn. The train recently got LHB rake and the primary maintenance went back to NFR with Dibrugarh being the maintenance station. Once the pride of NFR with neon lights in its first class compartments and has eight cushioned sleeper class coaches in the 1970s, the train went to a sharp decline both in priority and facilities with conditioning of its rake worsening. However, with the new LHB rake trying to get its lost glory back. The up train belongs to

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. Northeast Frontier Railways decided it will be running as 15955/15956 Brahmaputra Mail from 9 December 2019.

Schedule

*15955 departs Dibrugarh every day at 23:25 and arrives at Delhi Junction at 6:05 on the fourth day from departure (e.g.:the train which departs Dibrugarh on Thursday at 23:25 would arrive at Delhi on Sunday at 6:05) covering a distance of in 54 hrs and 40 mins with an average moving speed of *15956 departs ld Delhievery day at 23:40 and reaches Dibrugarh at 4:25 on the fourth day (e.g.: the train departing DLI at 23:40 on Thursday would reach DBRT on Sunday early morning at 4:25) covering a total distance of in 52 hrs and 45 mins with an average moving speed of But W.E.F. 20/12/2020, this train will run between Kamakhya Junction & Old Delhi, covering in 38 hrs 00 mins on the 3rd day as 15955 (e.g.: the train departing KYQ at 14.35 hrs on Thursday would reach DLI on Saturday early morning at 04:35 hrs) with an average moving speed of . In return the train will run between Old Delhi & Kamakhya Junction, covering in 38 hrs 00 mins on the 3rd day as 15956' (e.g.: the train departing DLI at 23:40 hrs on Thursday would reach KYQ on Saturday afternoon at 13.40 hrs) with an average moving speed of

Coach composition

The train has both AC and non-AC class of accommodation. The composition of this train is 1st General coach runs as locked (for RMS use).

Locomotive

After the completion of electrification, from 22/10/2021, this train is running end to end from Old Delhi to Kamakhya hauled by a

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-based

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WAP-7 The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...

locomotive.

Route & Halts

The train runs from * Kamakhya via * * * * * * Falakata Railway Station * Dhupguri railway station * New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) * * * * New Farakka Junction * * * * * * * * * * * * * to *

Trivia

* This is one of the oldest-running trains of this zone. This train is known for its amount of defense personnel using this train. * This train was also involved in two major railway disasters in Indian history. One was the bombing of the train between Kokrajhar and New Bongaigaon in December 1996 by Bodo Militants, and second was the '' Gaisal Rail Disaster'', a head-on collision between Avadh Assam Express and Brahmaputra Mail.

References

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