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{{Short description|Train in the East Central Railway zone, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Kamakhya - Ara Capital Express
| image = Ministry of Railways India.svg
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| locale = [[Assam]], [[West Bengal]], [[Bihar]]
| first =
| last =
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Ara Junction}}
| stops = 28
| end = {{stnlnk|Kamakhya}}
| distance = {{convert|949|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 22h 45m
| frequency = Four days {{efn|Runs four days in a week for every direction.}}
| class = AC First, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, AC 3 Tier Economy, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| seating = No
| sleeping = Yes
| line_used = *[[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]]
*[[Katihar–Siliguri line]]
*[[Barauni–Guwahati line]]
*[[Barauni–Katihar section|Barauni–Katihar line]]
*[[New Delhi–Howrah main line]]
| autorack =
| catering = On-board catering <br> E-catering
| observation = [[LHB coach]]
| entertainment = No
| baggage = Below the seats
| other facilities=
| stock = 2
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| electrification =
| trainnumber = 13247/13248
| speed = {{convert|42|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The '''Kamakhya–Ara Junction Capital Express''' is an [[Capital Express (India)|Capital Express]] set of train belonging to [[East Central Railway zone]] that runs between {{stnlnk|Kamakhya Junction}}, [[Assam]] and {{stnlnk|Ara Junction}}, [[Bihar]] in India. It is currently operated with 13247/13248 train numbers four days per week.<ref>[http://m.indiatoday.in/story/patna-guwahati-capital-express-derailment-railways-probe-ordered/1/829098.html Railway orders probe into Patna-Guwahati Capital Express derailment, 3 suspended]</ref><ref>[http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1071&did=1479802660807167884452DF1FC266FE0305BDA8D6459.web107 Railway stops train movement over Dooars section to save elephant]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=feb2516%2Fcity057 |title=NFR train services resume |access-date=16 July 2017 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223240/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=feb2516%2Fcity057 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Service==

The 13247/Capital Express has an average speed of 42 km/h and covers 949 km in 22h 45m. The 13248/Capital Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 949 km in 24h.

==Routes and halts==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|+ Routes and halts of Kamakhya - Arrah Capital Express :
|-
! 13247 KYQ → ARA
! 13248 ARA → KYQ
|-
| '''{{rws|Kamakhya Junction}}''' || '''{{rws|Arrah Junction}}'''
|-
| [[Goalpara]] || {{rws|Danapur}}
|-
| {{rws|New Bongaigaon}} || '''{{rws|Patna Junction}}'''
|-
| {{rws|Alipurduar Junction}} || {{rws|Rajendra Nagar Terminal}}
|-
| {{rws|Hasimara}} || {{rws|Patna Sahib}}
|-
| {{rws|Binnaguri}} || [[Banka district|Banka Ghat]]
|-
| {{rws|New Mal Junction}} || {{rws|Fatuha Junction}}
|-
| '''{{rws|Siliguri Junction}}'''|| {{rws|Bakhtiyarpur Junction}}
|-
| {{rws|Bagdogra}} || {{rws|Barh}}
|-
| [[Galgalia]]|| {{rws|Barauni Junction}}
|-
| {{rws|Thakurganj}} || '''{{rws|Begusarai}}'''
|-
| {{rws|Kishanganj}} || {{rws|Mansi Junction}}
|-
| {{rws|Barsoi Junction}} || {{rws|Naugachia}}
|-
| {{rws|Dalkhola}}|| '''{{rws|Katihar}}'''
|-
| '''{{rws|Katihar}}''' || {{rws|Dalkhola}}
|-
| {{rws|Naugachia}}|| {{rws|Kishanganj}}
|-
| {{rws|Mansi Junction}} || [[Aluabari Road Junction railway station|Aluabari Road]]
|-
| '''{{rws|Begusarai}}'''|| {{rws|Thakurganj}}
|-
| {{rws|Barauni Junction}}|| [[Galgalia]]
|-
| {{rws|Barh}} || {{rws|Bagdogra}}
|-
| {{rws|Bakhtiyarpur Junction}} || '''{{rws|Siliguri Junction}}'''
|-
| {{rws|Fatuha Junction}} || {{rws|New Mal Junction}}
|-
| [[Banka district|Banka Ghat]]|| {{rws|Binnaguri}}
|-
| {{rws|Patna Sahib}} || {{rws|Hasimara}}
|-
| {{rws|Rajendra Nagar Terminal}} || {{rws|Alipurduar Junction}}
|-
| '''{{rws|Patna Junction}}''' || {{rws|New Bongaigaon}}
|-
| {{rws|Danapur}}|| [[Goalpara]]
|-
| '''{{rws|Arrah Junction}}'''|| '''{{rws|Kamakhya Junction}}'''
|}

==Coach composition==

The train has standard LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 130 km/h. The train consists of 21 coaches:

* 1 AC First-class
* 2 AC II Tier
* 3 AC III Tier
* 7 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

== Traction==

From Kamakhya to Arrah Junction, the train is hauled by an [[Electric Loco Shed, Gomoh|Gomoh Loco Shed]] or [[Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri|Siliguri Loco Shed]] -based [[WAP-7]] locomotive and vice versa.

==Reversal==
The train reverses direction in [[Siliguri Junction]].

==Rake sharing==

Train shares its rake with 13245/13246 [[New Jalpaiguri-Arrah Junction Capital Express]].

== See also ==
* [[New Jalpaiguri-Rajendra Nagar Capital Express]]
* [[Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station]]
* [[Guwahati Junction railway station]]
* [[Indore–Guwahati Weekly Express]]
* [[Capital Express (India)|Capital Express]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== External links ==

* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/246 13247/Capital Express]
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/247 13248/Capital Express]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Railways in Eastern India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guwahati-Rajendra Nagar Capital Express}}
[[Category:Transport in Patna]]
[[Category:Transport in Guwahati]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Assam]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]

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Harpreet Singh Kohli at 01:17, 13 March 2026