Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger

Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger
Overview
Service type	Passenger
Locale	Meghalaya and Assam
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Start	Mendipathar (MNDP)
Stops	12
End	Guwahati (GHY)
Distance travelled	129 km (80 mi)
Average journey time	4 h 40 min
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	55819/55820
On-board services
Class(es)	Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	ICF coaches
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	28 km/h (17 mph) average with halts

Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger is a passenger train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between Mendipathar of Meghalaya and Guwahati in Assam. It is currently being operated with 55819/55820 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1] ^[2]

Service[edit]

The 55819/Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger has an average speed of 29 km/hr and covers 129 km in 4 hrs 30 mins. 55820/Guwahati–Mendipathar Passenger has an average speed of 34 km/hr and 129 km in 3 hrs 45 mins.

Route and halts[edit]

Traction[edit]

Both trains are hauled by a WDM-3A diesel locomotive based at the New Guwahati Locomotive Shed.

Coach composition[edit]

The train consists of 13 ICF coaches:

13 General-class
2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Direction reversal[edit]

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

Dudhnoi

References[edit]

↑ "Railway budget 1992–93". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
↑ "First railway station in Meghalaya".

External links[edit]

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[1] "Railway budget 1992–93". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2017.

[2] "First railway station in Meghalaya".

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