The Silchar Dharmanagar Passenger is a
passenger
A passenger (also abbreviated as pax) is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. The ...
train belonging to
Northeast Frontier Railway zone of
Indian Railways that runs between the largest city in
Barak Valley of
Assam & second largest city of
Tripura, that is,
Silchar &
Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar or (''Dhôrmônôgôr'') is a town with a municipal council in the northeast of India. It is the administrative center for North Tripura district, located in the northernmost region of the state near the Assam border on the west and ...
. It is currently being operated with 05677/05678 train numbers on daily basis.
72000 additional berths created by N.F.Railway to cater to Puja rush
/ref> The train makes its main halt at Karimganj Junction for 25 minutes & loco/rake reversals also takes place here.
Average speed and frequency
The 05677/UP/Silchar Dharmanagar Passenger runs with an average speed of and completes in 5 hours 15 mins & 05678/DOWN/ runs with average speed of and completes its journey in 4 hours 55 mins.
Route and halts
The halts of the train are:
* Arunachal Junction
*Salchapra
*
*Panchgram
*
*Rupasibari
*Bhanga
*Chargola
*New Karimganj
*
*Suprakandi
*Nilambazar
*Kayasthagram
*Baraigram Junction
*Kanaibazar
*Patharkandi
*Kalkalighat
*Chandkhira Bagn
*Tilbhum
*Churaibari
*Nadiapur
Coach composite
The train has standard ICF rakes with an average speed of . The train consists of 14 coaches:
* 12 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Silchar to Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar or (''Dhôrmônôgôr'') is a town with a municipal council in the northeast of India. It is the administrative center for North Tripura district, located in the northernmost region of the state near the Assam border on the west and ...
and vice versa.
Direction Reversal
Train Reverses its direction 1 time:
*
See also
* Silchar railway station
* Dharmanagar railway station
Dharmanagar railway station is the main railway station in North Tripura district, as well as Tripura state also. It is the oldest railway station in the state. It serves Dharmanagar
Dharmanagar or (''Dhôrmônôgôr'') is a town with a mu ...
Notes
References
External links
55677/Silchar - Dharmanagar Passengerr
55678/Dharmanagar- Silchar Passenger
Transport in Silchar
Rail transport in Assam
Rail transport in Tripura
Slow and fast passenger trains in India
Railway services introduced in 2016
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