North East Express

The 12505 / 12506 North East Express is a daily superfast train of Indian Railways, which runs between Guwahati (capital of Assam and the largest city of North Eastern region of India) and Anand Vihar near New Delhi (capital of India). It connects North Eastern India to New Delhi, hence the name. The train belongs to NF railway zone of Indian Railways (headquarters at Guwahati). The coaches of this train belongs to Guwahati coaching depot of Lumding Division of NF Railway.

North East Express

North East Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
Locale	Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
First service	01 April 1986
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railways
Route
Start	Kamakhya Junction(KYQ)
Stops	28
End	Anand Vihar Terminal(ANVT)
Distance travelled	1,855 km (1,153 mi)
Average journey time	33 hours, 50 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12505/12506
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	58 km/h (36 mph) average with halts
Route map

The North East Express succeeded the legendary Assam Mail in 1986.[1] But halt pattern and timings of later introduced Sikkim Mahananda Express (first introduced between Delhi and Katihar) corresponds more to the Assam Mail's BG segment.[2]

The train runs along the Guwahati-Barauni line, Barauni-Mokama line and Howrah-Delhi main line.

Service

The train is numbered as 12505/12506. Originally North east express was not a superfast and had service numbers 921 and 922 when introduced in 1986. In 1988, the train was assigned with new set of numbers as 2521 and 2522 which were later replaced with 5621 and 5622. It used to ply between Guwahati and New Delhi. In the Railway Budget 2005-06, it was sped up to the Broad Gauge Super fast category (broad gauge trains with 55 km/h or above average commercial speed) without withdrawing any previous intermediate stops. The new number assigned in the Superfast category were 2505 from Guwahati and 2506 from New Delhi.[3] With the new five digit numbering scheme introduced during the tenure of Mamata Banerjee as Railway Minister, the service numbers are now 12505 and 12506. The train now starts from Kamakhya Junction Railway Station at Maligaon and run up to Anand Vihar Terminal instead of Guwahati & New Delhi.

Coaches

The train has AC as well as Non AC accommodation. The composition of the train is as follows - 2A - 1 (A-1), 3A - 3 (B-1, B-2, B-3), SL - 14 (S-1 to S-14), PC - 1, GENL - 3 & SLR - 2. The total rake length is 24 coaches. New LHB Rakes are introduced on 03/03/2019.

Stoppage

Delhi to Guwahati

A WDP4D usually hauls the North East Express

List of Stops on the North East Express from Delhi to Guwahati.[4]

State	Town/City	Station	Distance (km)
Delhi	Delhi	Anand Vihar Terminal	0
Uttar Pradesh	Aligarh	Aligarh Junction	126
	Tundla	Tundla Junction	204
	Etawah	Etawah Junction	296
	Kanpur	Kanpur Central	435
	Fatehpur	Fatehpur	513
	Allahabad	Allahabad Junction	629
	Mughalsarai	Mughalsarai Junction	778
Bihar	Buxar	Buxar	872
	Arrah	Ara Junction	941
	Danapur	Danapur	980
	Patna	Patliputra Junction	986
	Barauni	Barauni Junction	1095
	Begusarai	Begusarai	1110
	Khagaria	Khagaria Junction	1150
	Mansi	Mansi Junction	1159
	Naugachia	Naugachia	1217
	Katihar	Katihar Junction	1274
	Barsoi	Barsoi Junction	1313
	Kishanganj	Kishanganj	1371
West Bengal	Siliguri	New Jalpaiguri Junction	1458
	Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri Road	1491
	Cooch Behar	New Cooch Behar Junction	1584
	Alipurduar	New Alipurduar	1603
Assam	Kokrajhar	Kokrajhar	1681
	Bongaigaon	New Bongaigaon Junction	1709
	Rangia	Rangiya Junction	1819
	Maligaon	Kamakhya Junction	1860
	Guwahati	Guwahati	1866

Guwahati to Delhi

List of Stops on the North East Express from Guwahati to Delhi.[5]

State	Town/City	Station	Distance (km)
Assam	Guwahati	Guwahati	0
	Maligaon	Kamakhya Junction	7
	Rangia	Rangiya Junction	48
	Bongaigaon	New Bongaigaon Junction	157
	Kokrajhar	Kokrajhar	185
West Bengal	Alipurduar	New Alipurduar	264
	Cooch Behar	New Cooch Behar Junction	283
	Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri Road	375
	Siliguri	New Jalpaiguri Junction	409
Bihar	Kishanganj	Kishanganj	496
	Barsoi	Barsoi Junction	553
	Katihar	Katihar Junction	593
	Naugachia	Naugachia	650
	Mansi	Mansi Junction	708
	Khagaria	Khagaria Junction	716
	Begusarai	Begusarai	757
	Barauni	Barauni Junction	772
	Patna	Patliputra Junction	880
	Danapur	Danapur	886
	Arrah	Ara Junction	926
	Buxar	Buxar	994
Uttar Pradesh	Mughalsarai	Mughalsarai Junction	1088
	Allahabad	Allahabad Junction	1237
	Fatehpur	Fatehpur	1354
	Kanpur	Kanpur Central	1432
	Etawah	Etawah Junction	1571
	Tundla	Tundla Junction	1663
	Aligarh	Aligarh Junction	1741
	Ghaziabad	Ghaziabad Junction	1854
Delhi	Delhi	Anand Vihar Terminal	1866

Locomotive

It is hauled by a Siliguri based WDP 4 / WDP 4D locomotive from KYQ to NJP. From NJP to ANVT it is hauled by a Ghaziabad based WAP 5 / WAP 7 locomotive and vice versa.

References

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4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)