| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
| First service | 1 May 2017 | ||||
| Last service | March, 2020 before lockdown | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Guwahati (GHY) Dibrugarh (DBRG) | ||||
| Stops | 7 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 506 km (314 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 09 hours 05 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Tri-Weekly | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12085 / 12086 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Chair Car | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | Yes | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h (68 mph), including halts | ||||
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Guwahati-Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi Express category type of service belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Dibrugarh in India.[1]
It operates as train number 12085 from Guwahati to Dibrugarh and as train number 12086 in the reverse direction serving the states of Assam and Nagaland.
Coaches
The 12085/ 86 Guwahati Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express presently has 6 AC Chair Car and 2 End on Generator coaches. It does not carry any AC Executive Chair Car Coach and Anubhuti coach like other Shatabdi Express. Also it does not carry a Pantry car coach 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.
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EOG | C7 | C6 | C5 | C4 | C3 | C2 | EOG |
Service
The 12085 / 12086 Guwahati Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 506 kilometres in 09 hours 05 mins in both directions.
The average speed of the train is 75 km/h (46.6 mph).
Routeing
The 12085 / 86 Guwahati Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express runs from Guwahati via Chaparmukh Junction, Lumding Junction, Dimapur, Mariani Junction to Dibrugarh.
Being a Shatabdi class train, it returns to its originating station Dibrugarh on next day and also it Shares Rakes with 12087/88 Naharlagun−Guwahati Shatabdi Express
References
- ↑ , [india.com],30 April 2017.
External links
- 12085 Shatabdi Express at India Rail Info
- 12086 Shatabdi Express at India Rail Info
