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	\| caption =WDP4D 40365 (SGUJ) NFR with Amarnath Express		\| caption =WDP4D 40365 (SGUJ) NFR with Amarnath Express
	\| type = [[Express train\|Express]]		\| type = [[Express train\|Express]]
	\| first =		\| first = {{start date and age\|df=yes\|2002\|03\|13}}
	\| last =		\| last =
	\| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone\|Northeast Frontier Railways]]		\| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone\|Northeast Frontier Railways]]
	\| start = ~~[[Guwahati railway station~~\|Guwahati]]		\| start = {{stnlnk\|Guwahati}} (GHY)
	\| stops = 41		\| stops = 41
	\| end = ~~[[Jammu Tawi railway station~~\|Jammu Tawi]]		\| end = {{stnlnk\|Jammu Tawi}} (JAT)
	\| distance = {{convert\|2431\|km\|0\|abbr=on}}		\| distance = {{convert\|2431\|km\|0\|abbr=on}}
	\| journey time = 47 hours 15 mins as 15653 [[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]] '''Amarnath Express''', 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 [[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]] [[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] '''Amarnath Express'''		\| journey time = 47 hours 15 mins as 15653 [[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]] '''Amarnath Express''', 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 [[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]] [[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] '''Amarnath Express'''
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	\| baggage =		\| baggage =
	\| other facilities=		\| other facilities=
	\| stock = Standard [[Indian ~~Railway~~]] coaches		\| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] coaches
	\| gauge = {{RailGauge\|1676mm\|al=on\|allk=on}}		\| gauge = {{RailGauge\|1676mm\|al=on\|allk=on}}
	\| el = No		\| el = No
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	The 15653 / 54 ~~[[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] [[Jammu~~ Tawi ~~railway station\|Jammu Tawi]]~~ '''Amarnath Express''' is an [[Express train\|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between Guwahati and Jammu Tawi in [[India]].		The 15653 / 54 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi '''Amarnath Express''' is an [[Express train\|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between [[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] and [[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]] in [[India]].

	It operates as train number 15653 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of [[Assam]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].		It operates as train number 15653 from [[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] to [[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]] and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of [[Assam]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]].

	It is named after the [[Amarnath Temple]] which is located in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] and is 1 of 2 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the [[Lohit Express]].		It is named after the [[Amarnath Temple]] which is located in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]] and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the [[Lohit Express]] and [[Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express]].

	==Coaches==		==Coaches==
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	==Routeing==		==Routeing==

	The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati ~~via~~ [[New Alipurduar railway station\|New Alipurduar]], [[New Jalpaiguri railway station\|New Jalpaiguri]], [[Katihar Junction railway station\|Katihar Junction]], [[Begusarai]], [[Barauni Junction railway station\|Barauni Junction]], [[Muzaffarpur Junction railway station\|Muzaffarpur Junction]], [[Motihari\|Bapudam Motihari]], [[Gorakhpur Junction railway station\|Gorakhpur Junction]], [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station\|Lucknow NR]], [[Shahjehanpur]], [[Bareilly railway station\|Bareilly]], [[~~Laksar~~\|~~Laksar~~ Junction]], [[~~Saharanpur railway station~~\|~~Saharanpur~~ Junction]], [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station\|Ambala Cantonment Junction]] , [[Ludhiana Junction railway station\|Ludhiana Junction]] to [[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]] [http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653].		The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from:

			'''ASSAM'''
			#'''[[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]]''' (Starts)
			#{{rws\|Kamakhya}}
			#{{rws\|Rangiya}}
			#{{rws\|New Bongaigaon Junction}}

			'''WEST BENGAL'''
			#[[New Alipurduar railway station\|New Alipurduar]]
			#[[New Cooch Behar Junction railway station\|New Cooch Behar]]
			#[[Dhupguri railway station\|Dhupguri]]
			#'''[[New Jalpaiguri railway station\|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]'''

			'''BIHAR'''
			#[[Katihar Junction railway station\|Katihar Junction]]
			#[[Begusarai]]
			#[[Barauni Junction railway station\|Barauni Junction]]
			#[[Muzaffarpur Junction railway station\|Muzaffarpur Junction]]
			#[[Motihari\|Bapudam Motihari]]

			'''UTTAR PRADESH'''
			#'''[[Gorakhpur Junction railway station\|Gorakhpur Junction]]'''
			#'''[[Lucknow Charbagh railway station\|Lucknow NR]]'''
			#[[Shahjehanpur]]
			#[[Bareilly railway station\|Bareilly]]
			#{{rws\|Moradabad}}
			#'''[[Saharanpur railway station\|Saharanpur Junction]]'''

			'''UTTARAKHAND'''
			#[[Laksar\|Laksar Junction]]

			'''HARYANA'''
			#{{rws\|Jagadhri}}
			#'''[[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station\|Ambala Cantonment Junction]]'''

			'''PUNJAB'''
			#'''[[Ludhiana Junction railway station\|Ludhiana Junction]]'''
			#'''{{rws\|Jalandhar Cantonment}}'''
			#{{rws\|Pathankot Cantonment}}

			'''JAMMU KASHMIR'''
			#{{rws\|Kathua}}
			#'''[[Jammu Tawi railway station\|Jammu Tawi]]''' (Ends)[http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653].

	==Traction==		==Traction==

	~~As large sections of the route are yet to be electrified, a~~ [[Siliguri Junction railway station\|Siliguri]] based [[WDP 4]] locomotive is the ~~traditional power for this~~ train ~~and powers it for its entire journey. At times a~~ [[~~Bardhaman~~ railway station\|~~Bardhaman~~]] ~~based~~ [[~~WDM 3A~~]] or [[~~Lucknow Charbagh railway station~~\|~~Lucknow~~]] based [[~~WDM~~-~~2\|WDM 2~~]] ~~[https://www.flickr.com/photos/69671278@N02/6568351739/] locomotive have also hauled~~ the ~~train for its entire~~ journey.		A [[Siliguri Junction railway station\|Siliguri]] based [[WDP 4]] locomotive powers the train from [[Guwahati railway station\|Guwahati]] to till [[New Cooch Behar Junction railway station\|New Cooch Behar]] handing over to [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad\|Ghaziabad]] based [[WAP-7]] for the remaining part of the journey.

	==Operation==		==Operation==

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	The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of {{convert\|2431\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45 km/hr) & in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87 km/hr).		The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of {{convert\|2431\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45 km/hr) & in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87 km/hr).

	~~As the average speed of the train is below {{convert\|55\|km/h\|0\|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railway]] rules, its fare does not include a [[Superfast/Mail Trains in India\|superfast]] surcharge.~~

	==Routeing==		==Routeing==

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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Amarnath Express
| image= File:WDP4D 40365 (SGUJ) NFR with Amarnath Express.jpg
| image_width = 300px
| caption =WDP4D 40365 (SGUJ) NFR with Amarnath Express
| type = [[Express train|Express]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone|Northeast Frontier Railways]]
| start = [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]]
| stops = 41
| end = [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]]
| distance = {{convert|2431|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journey time = 47 hours 15 mins as 15653 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] '''Amarnath Express''', 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] '''Amarnath Express'''
| frequency = Weekly. 15653 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] '''Amarnath Express''' – Wednesday. 15652 [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] '''Amarnath Express''' – Friday.
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = Yes
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railway]] coaches
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el = No
| train number = 15653 / 54
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|50.65|km/h|0|abbr=on}} including halts.
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The 15653 / 54 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] '''Amarnath Express''' is an [[Express train|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] - [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between Guwahati and Jammu Tawi in [[India]].

It operates as train number 15653 from Guwahati to Jammu Tawi and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of [[Assam]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

It is named after the [[Amarnath Temple]] which is located in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and is 1 of 2 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the [[Lohit Express]].

==Coaches==

The 15653 / 54 [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] Amarnath Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. In addition, it carries a [[Dining car|Pantry car coach]].

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.

==Service==

The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of {{convert|2431|km|0|abbr=on}} in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45 km/hr) & in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is below {{convert|55|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, as per [[Indian Railway]] rules, its fare does not include a [[Superfast/Mail Trains in India|superfast]] surcharge.

==Routeing==

The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati via [[New Alipurduar railway station|New Alipurduar]], [[New Jalpaiguri railway station|New Jalpaiguri]], [[Katihar Junction railway station|Katihar Junction]], [[Begusarai]], [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni Junction]], [[Muzaffarpur Junction railway station|Muzaffarpur Junction]], [[Motihari|Bapudam Motihari]], [[Gorakhpur Junction railway station|Gorakhpur Junction]], [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow NR]], [[Shahjehanpur]], [[Bareilly railway station|Bareilly]], [[Laksar|Laksar Junction]], [[Saharanpur railway station|Saharanpur Junction]], [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantonment Junction]] , [[Ludhiana Junction railway station|Ludhiana Junction]] to [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]] [http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653].

==Traction==

As large sections of the route are yet to be electrified, a [[Siliguri Junction railway station|Siliguri]] based [[WDP 4]] locomotive is the traditional power for this train and powers it for its entire journey. At times a [[Bardhaman railway station|Bardhaman]] based [[WDM 3A]] or [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow]] based [[WDM-2|WDM 2]] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/69671278@N02/6568351739/] locomotive have also hauled the train for its entire journey.

==Operation==

15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati every Wednesday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day.

15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Friday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
* http://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |accessdate=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=irfca.org|accessdate=2014-04-05}}

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