Nagaon Express

Nagaon Express ^[1](earlier Tambaram–Silghat Town Express), is a weekly Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that connects Silghat Town of Assam and Tambaram in the South Indian metropolis of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The train was extended to Tambaram on a trial basis from August 2017.^[2][3] The train was also extended from Guwahati to Silghat Town.^[4][5][6]

Nagaon Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Silghat Town (SHTT) Tambaram (TBM)
Stops	47
Distance travelled	2969 km
Average journey time	60 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	15629/15630
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL)
Seating arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	51 km/h
Route map

Time-table

Train No. 15629 from Tambaram to Silghat Town.
The train leaves Tambaram (TBM) on every Monday at 9:45 P.M. and arrives Silghat Town (SHTT) on Thursday at 9:45 A.M. traversing a distance of 2965 kilometers in 60 hours.

Train no. 15630 from Silghat Town to Tambaram.
The train leaves Silghat Town (SHTT) on every Friday at 8:30 A.M. and arrives Tambaram (TBM) on Sunday at 20:50 P.M. traversing a distance of 2965 kilometres in 60 hours & 20 minutes.

Major halts

The train travels the total distance of 2798 kilometres in 55 hours. The major halts of this train are as follows-

TAMIL NADU (02 stops)

1. Tambaram (Starts)
2. Chennai Egmore.

ANDHRA PRADESH (06 stops)

1. Nellore
2. Ongole
3. Vijayawada
4. Eluru
5. Rajahmundry
6. Visakhapatnam.

ODISHA (05 stops)

1. Brahmapur
2. Khurda Road
3. Bhubaneswar
4. Cuttack
5. Balasore.

WEST BENGAL (17 stops)

1. Hijli
2. Purulia
3. Joychandi Pahar
4. Burnpur
5. Asansol
6. Andal
7. Durgapur
8. Siuri
9. Rampurhat
10. New Farakka
11. Malda Town
12. Dalkhola
13. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
14. New Maynaguri
15. Dhupguri
16. New Cooch Behar
17. New Alipurduar.

JHARKHAND (02 stops)

1. Pakur
2. Tatanagar.

BIHAR (02 stops)

1. Barsoi
2. Kishanganj.

ASSAM (11 stops)

1. Fakiragram
2. Kokrajhar
3. New Bongaigaon
4. Rangiya
5. Kamakhya
6. Guwahati
7. Jagiroad
8. Chaparmukh
9. Nagaon
10. Jakhalabandha
11. Silghat (Ends).

Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.

Traction

The train is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Erode from Tambaram to Visakhapatnam.

From Visakhapatnam to Durgapur, the train is hauled by WAP-7 locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam.

Finally from Durgapur to Silghat Town the train is hauled by WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah and vice versa.

Major bridges

The train passes over some important rivers of India:

1. Creek in Ennore near Chennai
2. Penna river in Nellore
3. Paleru river in Ongole
4. Krishna River in Vijayawada
5. Godavari River in Rajamahendravaram
6. Nagavali River in Srikakulam
7. Vamsadhara River in Srikakulam
8. Rushikulya River in Ganjam
9. Mahanadi river in Cuttack
10. Kathjori river (Mahanadi distributary) in Cuttack
11. Kuakhai River (Mahanadi distributary) near Barang
12. Birupa River (Mahanadi distributary) near Kendrapara
13. Brahmani River in Jenapur
14. Baitarani River in Jajpur Keonjhar Rd.
15. Budhabalanga River in Balasore
16. Subarnarekha River near Jaleswar
17. Kangsabati River near Kharagpur
18. Dwarakeswar River near Bankura
19. Damodar River near Asansol
20. Mayurakshi River near Sainthia
21. Ganges via Farakka Barrage in Farakka
22. Mahananda River near Dumdangi
23. Teesta River near Jalpaiguri
24. Jaldhaka River near Altagram
25. Torsa river near Ghoksadanga
26. Tipkai River near Chautara
27. Gaurang River at Kokrajhar
28. Champabati River near Bongaigaon
29. Manas River near Bongaigaon
30. Beki River at Barpeta Road
31. Baralia River near Rangiya
32. Saraighat Bridge over Brahmaputra near Kamakhya

See also

• Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express
• Chennai–New Jalpaiguri SF Express
• Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
• Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
• New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Express

References

1. "NAMING OF SILIGHAT – TAMBARAM EXPRESS AS 'NAGAON'". indianrailways.gov.in.
2. Extension of Four Express Trains to Tambaram
3. No.566/2017-18 Extension of Four Express Trains from Chennai Egmore to Tambaram
4. "Assam: Rajen Gohain flags off Silghat-Tambaram Express". nenow.in. 22 February 2019.
5. "Survey for bridge over Brahmaputra at Silghat almost complete: Rajen Gohain". nenow.in. 2 January 2019.
6. "Changes in the pattern of train services". indianrailways.gov.in.