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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| image = <br />
| image_width = <br />
| caption = <br />
| type = [[Superfast Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = <br />
| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2016|05|27}}<ref name="profile" /><br />
| last =<br />
| operator = [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]]<br />
| ridership =<br />
| start = {{rws|Kamakhya Junction}} ('''KYQ''')<br />
| stops = 38<br />
| end = {{rws|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}} ('''SVDK''')<br />
| distance = {{convert|2559|km|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| journey time = 53h 15m<br />
| frequency = Weekly {{efn|Runs one day in a week for every direction.}}<br />
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved<br />
| seating = No<br />
| sleeping = Yes<br />
| autorack = <br />
| catering = On-board Catering <br> E-Catering<br />
| observation = [[LHB Coaches]]<br />
| entertainment = No<br />
| baggage = No<br />
| other facilities= Below the seats<br />
| stock = 2<br />
| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}<br />
| electrification = <br />
| trainnumber = 15655/15656<br />
| speed = {{convert|48|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts<br />
| map = <br />
| map_state =<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express''' is an [[Superfast Express trains in India|express]] train belonging to [[Northeast Frontier Railway zone]] that runs between [[Kamakhya Junction railway station|Kamakhya Junction]] and [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]] in [[India]]. It is currently being operated with 15655/15656<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126640|work=[[Government of India]]|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=4 September 2015}}</ref> train numbers on a weekly basis.<ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=mar1017/city053 NF Railway has decided to attach extra coaches to some long-distance trains]</ref><ref>[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/mdetails.asp?id=feb2517/city053 Extra AC coaches for trains to clear rush]</ref><ref>[http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=5634&id=0,4,268 CANCELLATION/DIVERSION /SHORT TERMINATION/SHORT ORIGINATION OF TRAINS DUE TO DERAILMENT OF 11078 JAMMU TAWI-PUNE JHELUM EXPRESS TRAIN]</ref><br />
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== Service==<br />
<br />
The 15655/Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express has an average speed of 48&nbsp;km/hr and covers 2559&nbsp;km in 53h 15m. The 15656/Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kamakhya Express has an average speed of 45&nbsp;km/hr and covers 2559&nbsp;km in 56h 50m.<br />
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== Route and halts ==<br />
<br />
The important halts of the train are:<br />
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{{cmn|colwidth=30em|<br />
* {{rws|Kamakhya Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|New Bongaigaon Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|New Alipurduar}}<br />
* {{rws|New Cooch Behar}}<br />
* {{rws|New Jalpaiguri Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Katihar Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Barauni Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Samastipur Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Laheriasarai}}<br />
* {{rws|Darbhanga Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Sitamarhi Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Raxaul Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Bettiah}}<br />
* {{rws|Gorakhpur Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Basti}} <br />
* {{rws|Gonda Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Sitapur Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Bareilly Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Moradabad Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Laksar Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Saharanpur Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Ambala Cantonment Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Ludhiana Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment Junction}}<br />
* {{rws|Pathankot Cantonment}}<br />
* {{rws|Jammu Tawi}}<br />
* {{rws|Udhampur}}<br />
* {{rws|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Schedule==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Train Number !! Station Code !! Departure Station !! Departure Time !! Departure Day !! Arrival Station !! Arrival Time !! Arrival Day<br />
|-<br />
| 15655 || KYQ || [[Kamakhya Junction railway station|Kamakhya]] || 10:45 AM || SUN || [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]] || 4:00 PM || TUE<br />
|-<br />
| 15656 || SVDK || [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]] || 3:40 AM || WED || [[Kamakhya Junction railway station|Kamakhya]] || 12:30 PM || FRI<br />
|}<br />
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==Coach composite==<br />
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The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 130 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches :<br />
<br />
* 1 AC II Tier<br />
* 3 AC III Tier<br />
* 6 Sleeper Coaches<br />
* 6 General Unreserved<br />
* 2 End-on Generator<br />
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== Traction==<br />
<br />
Both trains are hauled by a [[Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri|Siliguri Loco Shed]] based [[WDM 3A]] diesel locomotive from [[Kamakhya]] to [[Gorakhpur]]. From [[Gorakhpur]] train is hauled by a [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad|Ghaziabad Loco Shed]] based [[WAM-4]] electric locomotive up till [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] and vice versa.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
<br />
* [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station]]<br />
* [[Kamakhya Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Indore - Guwahati Weekly Express]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/23108 15655/Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express]<br />
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/23200 15656/Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Kamakhya Express]<br />
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{{Railway lines in Eastern India}}<br />
{{Northeast Frontier Railway}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamakhya - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express}}<br />
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[[Category:Transport in Guwahati]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Railway services introduced in 2016]]<br />
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