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 typeExpress
StatusOperating
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
TerminiSilghat Town (SHTT)
Tambaram (TBM)
Stops47
Distance travelled2969 km
Average journey time60 hours
Service frequencyWeekly
Train number(s)15629/15630
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL)
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gaugeBroad gauge
Operating speed51 km/h
Route map
Guwahati–Chennai Tambaram Express 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

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.


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