Kamakhya–Murkongselek Lachit Express

Kamakhya–Murkongselek Lachit Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Kamakhya Junction and Murkongselek in India. It is currently being operated with 05613/05614 train numbers on a daily basis.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Kamakhya–Murkongselek Lachit Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Assam
First service	11 August 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-11)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Kamakhya Junction (KYQ) Murkongselek (MZS)
Stops	22
Distance travelled	490 km (300 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours 5 minutes
Service frequency	Daily [a]
Train number(s)	15613/15614
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No
Observation facilities	ICF coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	No
Operating speed	43 km/h (27 mph)
Route map

Service

It averages 39 km/h as 15613 Kamakhya–Murkongselek Intercity Express starts from Kamakhya daily at 18:10 and covering 488 km in 12 hrs 35 mins and 40 km/h as 05613/05614 Murkongselek–Kamakhya Intercity Express starts on Monday and Friday covering 832 km in 12 hrs 10 mins.

Route and halts

• Kamakhya Junction
• Rangiya Junction
• Rangapara North Junction
• Viswanath Charali
• Tatibahar
• Harmuti Junction
• North Lakhimpur
• Gogamukh
• Dhemaji
• Silapathar
• Simen Chapari
• Telam
• Murkongselek

Coach composition

The train consists of 17 coaches:^{[clarification needed]}

• 1 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 8 Sleeper coaches
• 3 General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Traction

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

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction once:

• Rangiya Junction

See also

• Kamakhya Junction railway station
• Murkongselek railway station

Notes

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