Barak–Brahmaputra Express

The 15641 / 15642 Barak Brahmaputra Express is a weekly Express train, which runs between the Silchar and New Tinsukia stations in Assam, India. It comes under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone. This train is named after Indian rivers Brahmaputra and Barak, both of which are two main rivers of Assam and also they are important for connectivity in Barak & Brahmaputra Valley.^[1]

Barak Brahmaputra Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Assam
First service	8 April 2018; 7 years ago (2018-04-08)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Silchar (SCL) New Tinsukia (NTSK)
Stops	9
Distance travelled	566 km (352 mi)
Average journey time	14 hours 30 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	15641 / 15642
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	100 km/h (62 mph) maximum, 39 km/h (24 mph) average including halts.

Overview

This train was inaugurated on 8 April 2018. It was flagged off by Sarbananda Sonowal (former Chief Minister of Assam) and Rajen Gohain (former Minister of state of Railways), from Dibrugarh with an weekly frequency train service and it was run as Silchar–Dibrugarh Express. After 2 months in June 2018 this train name was given as Barak Brahmaputra Express.^[2]

Routes

This train passes through every Major station including Badarpur Junction, New Haflong, Lumding Junction, Dimapur & Mariani Junction on both sides. Sometime for passes train has to stop at some small halt too, which sometime increase the journey time.

Traction

As the route is partially electrified, a Siliguri Loco Shed based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotives pulls the train in both directions.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 12507 Aronai Express and 12515/16 Coimbatore–Silchar Express.