Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express

The Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Jhajha and Dibrugarh in India, covering the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Nagaland and Assam. It is currently being operated with 15941/15942 train numbers on a weekly basis.^[1][2]

Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar
First service	29 October 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-29)
Last service	2020
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Route
Termini	Jhajha (JAJ) Dibrugarh (DBRG)
Stops	30
Distance travelled	1,691 km (1,051 mi)
Average journey time	37h 50m
Service frequency	Weekly [a]
Train number(s)	15941/15942
On-board services
Class(es)	Second AC(1), Third AC(3), Sleeper(8), General Unreserved(6) and Generator cum luggage Van(2)
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Yes
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	45 km/h (28 mph), including halts
Route map

Service

The 15941/Jhajha–Dibrugarh Weekly Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 1691 km in 37h 50m. The 15942/Dibrugarh–Jhajha Weekly Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 1691 km in 36h 20m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

BIHAR

• Jhajha (Starts)
• Barsoi Junction
• Kishanganj

JHARKHAND

• Jasidih Junction
• Madhupur Junction
• Chittaranjan
• Pakur

WEST BENGAL

• Asansol Junction
• Andal
• Durgapur
• Siuri
• Sainthia Junction
• Rampurhat Junction
• New Farakka Junction
• Malda Town
• New Jalpaiguri Junction
• Siliguri Junction
• New Malbazar Junction
• Dalgaon
• Alipurduar Junction

NAGALAND

• Dimapur

ASSAM

• Gossaigaon Hat
• New Bongaigaon Junction
• Goalpara
• Kamakhya Junction
• Guwahati
• Lanka
• Lumding Junction
• Diphu
• Mariani Junction
• New Tinsukia Junction
• Dibrugarh (Ends)

Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 20 coaches:

• 1 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper coaches
• 6 General Unreserved
• 2 Luggage cum Generator car

Traction

Both trains are hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Howrah-based WAP-4 Locomotive from Jhajha to Durgapur. From Durgapur, train is hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4D/WDP-4/WDP-4B Locomotive up till Dibrugarh and vice versa.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

• Durgapur

See also

• Jhajha railway station
• Dibrugarh railway station
• Rangiya–Dibrugarh Express

Notes

1. Runs one day in a week for every direction.