Silchar - Guwahati Express
# Silchar - Guwahati Express

Silchar - Guwahati Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that connects the second largest city & largest city of Assam, Silchar and Guwahati. This train is a replacement of previous train, Silchar - Guwahati Passenger Special, for the same route & on the same timings. The train makes its main halt at Badarpur Junction & Lumding Junction for 10 mins and 15 mins respectively & loco/rake reversals also take place at these Stations. The train runs with SGUJ/WDP-4 & NGC/WDM-3A/Twins.

## Background

This train was inaugurated on 1 February 2018, from Guwahati flagged off by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways for more connectivity between Silchar and Guwahati.

## Service

Frequency of this train is tri-weekly and it covers a distance of 379 km (235 mi) with an average speed of 37 km/h (23 mph) on both sides.

## Halts

This train has official stoppage at Chaparmukh Junction, Hojai, Lumding Junction, New Haflong, Badarpur Junction & Katakhal Junction on both sides.

## Traction

As the route is going to be electrified an WDM-3D/ Twins loco pulls the train to its destination on both sides.

