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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==