12157 / 12158 Guwahati – Kolkata Garib Rath Express was a Garib Rath class train of

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, which use to connect the state capital of West Bengal,

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to the state capital of Assam,

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. The train was operated by the North East Frontier Railway Zone (NFR) of the Indian Railways. On June 21, 2024, the North East Frontier Railway Zone informed the public that the service of 12157 / 12158 Guwahati - Kolkata Garib Rath Express will be resumed from July onwards. The first service from Kolkata is set to commence on July 7, 2024 onwards. The train share its rake with the Agartala - Kolkata Garib Rath Express, which will commence its journey from July 3, 2024 from Kolkata.

Details

The train numbered 12517 used to depart from Kolkata (KOAA) Terminus every Thursday and Sunday at 21:40 hours and arrive in Guwahati every Friday and Monday at 15:55 hours. It covered a distance of 1,003 kilometres (623 mi) in 18 hours and 15 minutes with an average moving speed of 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph). The reverse connection, train number 12518, used to depart from Guwahati every Wednesday and Saturday at 21:00 hours and arrive at Kolkata Terminus at 15:00 hours on every Thursday and Sunday. It covered a distance of 1,003 km in 18 hours with an average moving speed of 56 km/h. During the COVID-19 pandemic, all the train services throughout India was cancelled. However, after the resumption of the train services post the pandemic, this train was not resumed and hence as of now stands cancelled. A notice has surfaced regarding the restarting of this train service, and in the near future it will run again.

Coach composition

The train consisted of eleven Garib Rath AC 3 Tier Economy coaches and one Garib Rath AC Chair Car coach, along with one Power Car.

Haulage and traction

The train was hauled by New Guwahati (NGC) shed WDM - 3A or WDM - 3D locomotive from end to end.Now The train is hauled by either WAP-4 or WAP-5 till NCB Junction

Major halts

The important intermediate stations where the train stops are as follows- ASSAM # (starts) # Goalpara Town (2 minutes) # (2 minutes) # (2 minutes) BIHAR # (2 minutes) WEST BENGAL # (2 minutes) # (2 minutes) # New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) (10 minutes) # (10 minutes) # (5 minutes) # (2 minutes) # (2 minutes) # (2 minutes) # (ends)

Traction

This train is hauled by

Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Siliguri Junction railway station (SGUJ) in Siliguri in the Indian state of Wes ...

-based

WDP-4 The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotiv ...

WDP-4D The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel–electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomoti ...

locomotive.

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References

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