Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express

Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Bhagat Ki Kothi in Rajasthan and Kamakhya Junction in Assam. All the coaches are LHB coach. It is currently being operated with 15623/15624 train numbers on once a week basis.^[1][2][3]

Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express

Kamakhya–Bhagat Ki Kothi Express with a BGKT WDP-4
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	8 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-08)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Bhagat Ki Kothi (BGKT) Kamakhya (KYQ)
Stops	43
Distance travelled	2,543 km (1,580 mi)
Average journey time	55h 35m
Service frequency	Once a week
Train number(s)	15623/15624
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No pantry car On-board catering
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph)

Service

The 15623/Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 2543 km in 55 hrs 35 mins. 15624/Kamakhya–Bhagat Ki Kothi Weekly Express has an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 2543 km in 52 hrs 45 mins.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are :

RAJASTHAN

• Bhagat Ki Kothi
• Jodhpur Junction
• Merta Road Junction
• Ratangarh Junction
• Churu Junction
• Sadulpur Junction

HARYANA

• Loharu Junction
• Rewari Junction
• Gurgaon

DELHI

• Delhi Junction

UTTAR PRADESH

• Ghaziabad Junction
• Moradabad Junction
• Bareilly Junction
• Lucknow Charbagh
• Ayodhya Junction
• Varanasi Junction
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction

BIHAR

• Patna Junction
• Barauni Junction
• Katihar Junction
• Kishanganj

WEST BENGAL

• New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
• New Cooch Behar
• New Alipurduar

ASSAM

• Kokrajhar
• Barpeta Road
• Rangiya Junction
• Kamakhya Junction

Traction

As the route is yet to be fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhagat Ki Kothi Diesel Loco Shed-based WDP-4 locomotive from Bhagat Ki Kothi whole the journey until Kamakhya.

Coach composition

The train consists of 18 coaches:

• 2 AC II Tier
• 4 AC III Tier
• 7 Sleeper coaches
• 4 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Timing

• 15623 – Leaves Bhagat Ki Kothi (Rajasthan) every Tuesday and reaches Kamakhya Junction (Assam) Thursday at 23:05 hrs IST
• 15624 – leaves Kamakhya Junction (Assam) every Friday at 15:15 hrs and reaches Bhagat Ki Kothi (Rajasthan) Sunday at 22:0 hrs IST

See also

• Barmer–Guwahati Express

References

1. Extra AC coaches for trains to clear rush
2. Second SRSF is going to be start with an amount of Rs. One Lakh Crores shortly
3. Suresh Prabhu flags off 2 new trains

External links

• 15623/Bhagat Ki Kothi - Kamakhya Express
• 15624/Kamakhya - Bhagat Ki Kothi Weekly Express