The 15717 / 18 Guwahati–Mariani Junction Intercity Express is an
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train belonging to
Northeast Frontier Railway zone of
Indian Railways that runs between and in India.
It operates as train number 15717 from Guwahati to Mariani Junction and as train number 15718 in the reverse direction, serving the states of
Assam.
''Northeast Frontier Railway'', 29 September 2014
Coaches
The 15717 / 18 Guwahati–Mariani Junction Intercity Express has nine general unreserved & two SLR (seating with luggage rake) coaches. It does not carry a pantry car.
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 15717 Guwahati–Mariani Junction Intercity Express covers the distance of in 11 hours 15 mins (36 km/h) and in 10 hours 30 mins as the 15718 Mariani Junction–Guwahati Intercity Express (38 km/h).
As the average speed of the train is lower than , as per railway rules, its fare doesn't include a Superfast surcharge.
Routing
The 15717 / 18 Guwahati–Mariani Junction Intercity Express runs from Guwahati via , , to Mariani Junction.
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
15717 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info
15718 Intercity Express
at India Rail Info
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Intercity Express (Indian Railways) trains
Rail transport in Assam
Transport in Guwahati
Transport in Jorhat