BG Express

The Guwahati–Mariani BG Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Mariani in India. It is currently being operated with 15665/15666 train numbers on a daily basis.^[1][2][3] Earlier, the train ran between Guwahati and Dimapur. It was extended to Mariani Junction from 2020.

Guwahati–Mariani BG Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Assam, Nagaland
First service	15 August 1998; 26 years ago (15 August 1998)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Guwahati (GHY) Mariani (MXN)
Stops	12
Distance travelled	404 km (251 mi)
Average journey time	8h 45m
Service frequency	Daily [a]
Train number(s)	15665/15666
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	46 km/h (29 mph), including halts Maximumpermissible speed 110km/hr
Route map

Service

The 15665/Guwahati–Mariani BG Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 404 km in 8h 45m. The 15666/Dimapur–Guwahati BG Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 404 km in 8h 50m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

• Guwahati
• Jagi Road
• Chaparmukh Junction
• Kampur
• Hojai
• Lanka
• Lumding Junction
• Diphu
• Dimapur
• Furkating
• Golaghat
• Barua Bamungaon
• Jorhat Town
• Mariani

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 13 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 4 Sleeper coaches
• 3 Second Sitting
• 2 General Unreserved
• 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Guwahati Loco Shed- based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Guwahati to Dimapur and vice versa. Now shifted to Malda Town WDM-3A or New Guwahati-based WDM-3D.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 15603/15604 Kamakhya–Ledo Intercity Express, 15669/15670 Nagaland Express and 55601/55602 Kamakhya–Lumding Passenger.

See also

• Guwahati railway station
• Mariani Junction railway station
• Nagaland Express
• Kamakhya–Ledo Intercity Express
• Kamakhya–Lumding Passenger

Notes

1. Runs seven days in a week for every direction.