Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi Express trains are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways to connect important metro cities. Shatabdi Express are day-trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day. The trains were first introdu ...
category type of service belonging to
Northeast Frontier Railway zone
The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the Zones and divisions of Indian Railways, 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and e ...
that runs between and in India. ''financialexpress.com'',7 May 2017.
It operates as train number 12087 from Naharlagun to Guwahati and as train number 12088 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 ...
and
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
.
Coaches
The 12085/ 86 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express presently has 6 AC Chair Car & 2 End-on Generator coaches. It does not carry a
pantry car
A dining car (American English) or a restaurant car (British English), also a diner, is a railroad passenger car that serves meals in the manner of a full-service, sit-down restaurant.
It is distinct from other railroad food service cars that d ...
but being a Shatabdi-category train, catering is arranged on board the train.
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 12087 / 12088 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 332 kilometres in 06 hours 00 mins in both directions.
The average speed of the train is 55 km/hr.
Routing
The 12087 / 88 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express runs from Naharlagun via , to Guwahati.
Being a Shatabdi-class train, it returns to its originating station Naharlagun on next day and also it shares rakes with 12085/86