Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express

The Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Deoghar Junction in Jharkhand, India and Agartala in Tripura, India. It is currently being operated with 15625/15626 train numbers on a weekly basis.[1][2][3]

Deoghar Junction–Agartala Weekly Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service6 July 2018 (2018-07-06)
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Route
TerminiDeoghar Junction (DGHR)
Agartala (AGTL)
Stops19
Distance travelled1,472 km (915 mi)
Average journey time34h 15min
Service frequencyWeekly [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)15625/15626
On-board services
Class(es)AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesICF coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock1
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed43 km/h (27 mph), including halts

Service

The 15625/Deoghar–Agartala Weekly Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 1474 km in 34hrs 15min. The 15626/Agartala–Deoghar Weekly Express has an average speed of 39 km/h and covers 1474 km in 36h 00min.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

JHARKHAND (Starts)

BIHAR

WEST BENGAL

ASSAM

TRIPURA

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 14 coaches:

  • 2 AC III Tier
  • 7 Sleeper coaches
  • 3 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed-based WDP-4 or WDG-4 diesel locomotive from Agartala to New Cooch Behar and WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah from New Cooch Behar to Deoghar Junction and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction one times:

See also

Notes

  1. Runs one days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. "Welcome to North East Frontier Railway / Indian Railways Portal | New Direct train from Agartala to Deoghar flagged off". nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  2. "Train will run for the first time – पहली बार नियमित चलेगी ट्रेन, Khagaria Hindi News". Hindustan. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. "14 will run regularly from Agartala-Devghar Weekly". m.jagran.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.


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