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| start = {{stnlnk|Santahar}} (pre-independence)<br/> [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi]] (post-independence) | | start = {{stnlnk|Santahar Junction}} (pre-independence)<br/> [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi]] (post-independence) | ||
| stops = | | stops = | ||
| end = [[Amingaon]] (pre-independence)<br/>[[Guwahati | | end = [[Amingaon]] (pre-independence)<br/>[[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]](later extended to {{stnlnk|Dibrugarh}} in the post-independence era) | ||
| distance = {{convert|506.7|km|mi}}(pre-independence)<br/>{{convert|2601|km|mi}}(post-independence) | | distance = {{convert|506.7|km|mi}}(pre-independence)<br/>{{convert|2601|km|mi}}(post-independence) | ||
| journeytime = | | journeytime = | ||
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| sleeping = yes | | sleeping = yes | ||
| autorack = | | autorack = | ||
| catering = Pantry | | catering = Pantry car<br/>On-board catering<br/>E-catering.(post-independence) | ||
| observation = | | observation = | ||
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| old_train number = 3 Up/4 Dn | | old_train number = 3 Up/4 Dn | ||
| new_train number = (15955 Up/15956 Dn [[Brahmaputra Mail]]) | | new_train number = (15955 Up/15956 Dn [[Brahmaputra Mail]]) | ||
| speed = {{convert|36|kph|mph}}(pre-1947)<br/>{{convert|50|kph|mph}}[[Brahmaputra Mail]](post-independence) | | speed = {{convert|36|kph|mph}}(pre-1947)<br/>{{convert|50|kph|mph}} [[Brahmaputra Mail]] (post-independence) | ||
| map = {{Assam Mail Route Chart ( | | map = {{Assam Mail Route Chart (pre-1947)}}{{Assam Mail Route Chart (post-1962)}} | ||
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The '''Assam Mail''' was one of the better known [[ | The '''Assam Mail''' was one of the better known [[metre-gauge]] trains in the [[Indian Railways]] system that was there from the pre-independence days. The train was discontinued in 1986 with the completion of the [[Track gauge conversion|broad-gauge conversion]] of the metre-gauge line to [[Dibrugarh]]. | ||
==3 Up/ 4 Dn== | ==3 Up/ 4 Dn== | ||
Popularly known as 3 Up/ 4 Dn ([[Kalka Mail]] was 1 Up/ 2 Dn), it originally ran in the pre-independence days from {{stnlnk|Santahar}}, now in Bangladesh, to Guwahati.<ref name=assam>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/fnrm3-fame-name.html |title = Trains of fame and locos with a name – Part 2| publisher= [[IRFCA]]| access-date = 2012-01-28 }}</ref> It travelled along the [[Santahar–Kaunia | Popularly known as 3 Up/ 4 Dn ([[Kalka Mail]] was 1 Up/ 2 Dn), it originally ran in the pre-independence days from {{stnlnk|Santahar Junction}}, now in Bangladesh, to Guwahati.<ref name=assam>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/articles/isrs/fnrm3-fame-name.html |title = Trains of fame and locos with a name – Part 2| publisher= [[IRFCA]]| access-date = 2012-01-28 }}</ref> It travelled along the [[Santahar–Kaunia line]] up to [[Kaunia Upazila|Kaunia]], then to {{stnlnk|Lalmonirhat}} along [[Burimari–Lalmonirhat–Parbatipur line|Parbatipur–Lalmonirhat–Burimari line]], crossing the [[Teesta River|Teesta]]. Thereafter, it took the now-defunct {{stnlnk|Mogalhat}}–{{stnlnk|Gitaldaha}} route crossing the [[Dharla River|Dharla]] over the bridge, part of which has since been washed away, on to {{stnlnk|Golokganj}}, {{stnlnk|Fakiragram Junction}} and [[Amingaon]] covering {{convert|506.7|km|mi}} in 14 hrs 00 mins at speed of {{convert|36|kph|mph}}. | ||
Passengers to and from Kolkata and the rest of India traveled between Kolkata and Santahar by broad gauge [[Darjeeling Mail]] or some other connection and then switched over to metre-gauge Assam Mail.<ref name=assam/> | Passengers to and from Kolkata and the rest of India traveled between Kolkata and Santahar by broad-gauge [[Darjeeling Mail]] or some other connection and then switched over to metre-gauge Assam Mail.<ref name=assam/> | ||
==Post Independence== | ==Post Independence== | ||
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After independence and [[partition of India]] in 1947, the train travel to Assam stopped temporarily (possibly till 1957). When Assam Link Project connected {{stnlnk|Fakiragram}} to {{stnlnk|Kishanganj}} Assam Mail started running along the [[Katihar–Siliguri line]]. It needed a loco reversal at {{stnlnk|Siliguri Junction}} and traveled along what is now the [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]]. Assam Mail was converted into a two part train. It ran from {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} to {{stnlnk|Dibrugarh}} (after [[Rajendra Setu]] and [[Saraighat Bridge]] came up), with the broad gauge part running up to [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]] from where the metre gauge part continued up to Dibrugarh. Passengers had to get down at Barauni and change trains.<ref name=assam/> | After independence and [[partition of India]] in 1947, the train travel to Assam stopped temporarily (possibly till 1957). When Assam Link Project connected {{stnlnk|Fakiragram}} to {{stnlnk|Kishanganj}} Assam Mail started running along the [[Katihar–Siliguri line]]. It needed a loco reversal at {{stnlnk|Siliguri Junction}} and traveled along what is now the [[New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line]]. Assam Mail was converted into a two part train. It ran from {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} to {{stnlnk|Dibrugarh}} (after [[Rajendra Setu]] and [[Saraighat Bridge]] came up), with the broad gauge part running up to [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]] from where the metre gauge part continued up to Dibrugarh. Passengers had to get down at Barauni and change trains.<ref name=assam/> | ||
The metre gauge part of the Assam Mail from Barauni to Dibrugarh covered {{convert|1369|km|mi}}. It was one of the longer metre gauge runs in the country, running across the flood plains of the [[Kosi River|Kosi]], the [[Dooars]], [[Western Assam]] and finally [[Upper Assam]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title = Trivia| work=Metre Gauge Notes| publisher= [[IRFCA]]| access-date = 2012-01-28 }}</ref> In 1986, when the Barauni–Guwahati line was converted into broad gauge the Assam Mail was renamed as the [[Brahmaputra Mail]] & rerouted via [[Kanpur]], [[Patna]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Malda Town]], {{stnlnk|Kishanganj}}, New Jaipaiguri, {{stnlnk|Fakiragram}}, [[Guwahati]], [[Lumding]] & [[Tinsukia]] covering {{convert|2601|km|mi}} in 52 hrs 00 mins at speed of {{convert|50|kph|mph}}.<ref name=assam /> A new Superfast train named [[North East Express]] was introduced via [[Kanpur]], [[Patna]], [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]], {{stnlnk|Kishanganj}}, | The metre gauge part of the Assam Mail from Barauni to Dibrugarh covered {{convert|1369|km|mi}}. It was one of the longer metre gauge runs in the country, running across the flood plains of the [[Kosi River|Kosi]], the [[Dooars]], [[Western Assam]] and finally [[Upper Assam]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title = Trivia| work=Metre Gauge Notes| publisher= [[IRFCA]]| access-date = 2012-01-28 }}</ref> In 1986, when the Barauni–Guwahati line was converted into broad gauge the Assam Mail was renamed as the [[Brahmaputra Mail]] & rerouted via [[Kanpur]], [[Patna]], [[Bhagalpur]], [[Malda Town]], {{stnlnk|Kishanganj}}, New Jaipaiguri, {{stnlnk|Fakiragram Junction}}, [[Guwahati]], [[Lumding]] & [[Tinsukia]] covering {{convert|2601|km|mi}} in 52 hrs 00 mins at speed of {{convert|50|kph|mph}}.<ref name=assam /> A new Superfast train named [[North East Express]] was introduced via [[Kanpur]], [[Patna]], [[Barauni Junction railway station|Barauni]], {{stnlnk|Kishanganj}}, Fakiragram Junction, covering {{convert|1890|km|mi}} between {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} & [[Guwahati railway station|Guwahati]] in 33 hrs 15 mins at speed of {{convert|57|kph|mph}}. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||