New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar Tourist Express

New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar Tourist Express
	New Jalpaiguri Alipurduar Tourist Express
Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	West Bengal
First service	28 August 2021
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
Termini	New Jalpaiguri Junction; Alipurduar Junction
Stops	07
Distance travelled	168 km (104 mi)
Average journey time	5 hrs 40 mins
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	15777 / 15778
On-board services
Class(es)	Chair Car(CC)-02, Second Sitting (2S)-02 Vistadome (EC)-02 EOG-02
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in); broad gauge
Operating speed	Avg. Speed – 29km/hr

New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar Tourist Express^[2] is the tourist Express trains in India that runs between New Jalpaiguri Junction and Alipurduar Junction in the Indian state of West Bengal. The train belongs to the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. The service was officially started from 28 August 2021 from New Jalpaiguri.^[3] The train provides awesome sceneries of the beautiful Dooars region which includes Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Sevoke Railway Bridge, River Teesta, River Jaldhaka, River Torsha, Dooars-Terai tea gardens, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jaldapara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajabhatkhawa, etc. The passengers travelling by this train would also get to see the mesmerizing view of Sub-Himalayas, the glaciated rivers such as Teesta, Torsha, Daina river, Jaldhaka , Kuji Daina, Dima river, etc. The train will also cover many little villages, towns, etc. One of this train's stoppage is Hasimara Railway Station, which lies near the border of Bhutan. The passengers would also get to see views of Jayanti Hills, Sevoke, Chalsa, Terai–Duar savanna and grasslands and Malbazar. The passengers would also be entertained by dance performed by locals at some specific stations like Chalsa and Hasimara. There is also a selfie point in the Vistadome Coach. The train will cover three districts, which are Jalpaiguri District , Darjeeling District and Alipurduar District.

Locomotive

15777/15778 Alipurduar - New Jalpaiguri /New Jalpaiguri - Alipurduar Tourist Express consists of Two General Class (GS) coaches, One AC Chair Car (CC) coach, One Executive Vistadome (EC) class, WDP-4/WDP-4D/WDP-4B Engine and One End On Generator (EOG) coach.

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