Kolkata - Guwahati Garib Rath Express
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The Kolkata-Guwahati Garib Rath Express is a bi-weekly superfast
Garib Rath Express, that runs between Guwahati
(GHY) to Kolkata Terminus (KOAA, Chitpur), operated by NF Railway zone of Indian Railway. It falls into the category of Garib Rath
type trains meaning poor man's chariot. The rakes of this train belong to NF Railway and this is the only Garib Rath
of the zone.
Numbered as 2517/2518. 2517 departs from Kolkata (KOAA) terminus on every Thursday and Sunday at 21:40 and arrives Guwahati every Friday and Monday at 15:40. The train stops at Bandel Jn, Katwa, Azimganj, Malda Town, Kishengunj, New Jalpaiguri, New Alipurduar, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon, Goalpara Town enroute Guwahati. It covers a distance of 1027 kilometres (638.1 mi) in 18 hours with an average moving speed of 59 kilometres per hour (36.7 mph).
2518 departs Guwahati on every Wednesday and Saturday at 21:00 and arrives at Kolkata Terminus at 15:00 on every Thursday and Sunday covering a distance of 1,027 km in 18 hours with an average moving speed of 59 km/h. It stops at Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, New Alipurduar, New Jalpaiguri, Kishengunj, Malda Town, Azimgunj, Katwa, Bandel Jn enroute Kolkata.
The train consists of 10 Garib Rath three tier Ac coaches and two Generator Car. Total number of coaches is 12.
The train is hauled by diesel loco for the entire journey. Usual links are WDM-3A from Andal/HWH/MLDT/BWN or WDM-2A from NGC diesel loco shed. The train has received a good patronage and is considered as an important train for the route.
Superfast Mail/Express
Superfast Mail/Express trains are faster Express rail service of India with Superfast charge levied over Mail/Express charges. Superfast trains make small number of stops, unlike Mail/Express and hence cover the same distance in marginally lower time span, as compared to their counterparts...
Garib Rath Express, that runs between Guwahati
Guwahati
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis,the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429. It is also the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern India...
(GHY) to Kolkata Terminus (KOAA, Chitpur), operated by NF Railway zone of Indian Railway. It falls into the category of Garib Rath
Garib Rath
The Garib Rath express train is one of the premier trains introduced by the Indian Railways in 2005 by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to provide fully air-conditioned travel to those passengers who could not afford the expensive tickets of the fully air-conditioned coaches as in Rajdhani...
type trains meaning poor man's chariot. The rakes of this train belong to NF Railway and this is the only Garib Rath
Garib Rath
The Garib Rath express train is one of the premier trains introduced by the Indian Railways in 2005 by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to provide fully air-conditioned travel to those passengers who could not afford the expensive tickets of the fully air-conditioned coaches as in Rajdhani...
of the zone.
Numbered as 2517/2518. 2517 departs from Kolkata (KOAA) terminus on every Thursday and Sunday at 21:40 and arrives Guwahati every Friday and Monday at 15:40. The train stops at Bandel Jn, Katwa, Azimganj, Malda Town, Kishengunj, New Jalpaiguri, New Alipurduar, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon, Goalpara Town enroute Guwahati. It covers a distance of 1027 kilometres (638.1 mi) in 18 hours with an average moving speed of 59 kilometres per hour (36.7 mph).
2518 departs Guwahati on every Wednesday and Saturday at 21:00 and arrives at Kolkata Terminus at 15:00 on every Thursday and Sunday covering a distance of 1,027 km in 18 hours with an average moving speed of 59 km/h. It stops at Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, New Alipurduar, New Jalpaiguri, Kishengunj, Malda Town, Azimgunj, Katwa, Bandel Jn enroute Kolkata.
The train consists of 10 Garib Rath three tier Ac coaches and two Generator Car. Total number of coaches is 12.
The train is hauled by diesel loco for the entire journey. Usual links are WDM-3A from Andal/HWH/MLDT/BWN or WDM-2A from NGC diesel loco shed. The train has received a good patronage and is considered as an important train for the route.