Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express

The 22449 / 22450 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express is one of the Sampark Kranti Express trains of Indian Railways. It connects New Delhi, the capital city of India with Guwahati, the capital city of Assam. The train is named as Poorvottar Express since it connects New Delhi with the north east region of the country, known as Poorvottar in Hindi. ^{[1] [2]}

Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express

Overview
Service type	Sampark Kranti Express
Locale	Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	11 March 2005; 20 years ago (2005-03-11)
Current operator	Northern Railway
Route
Termini	Guwahati (GHY) New Delhi (NDLS)
Stops	13
Distance travelled	1,900 km (1,200 mi)
Average journey time	32 hours 15 minutes
Service frequency	Bi-weekly
Train number	22449 / 22450
On-board services
Classes	AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier,AC 3 Economy , Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
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	62 km/h (39 mph) average including halts.
Route map

Service

Guwahati-New Delhi 22449/22450 (from 1 April 2020), Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express takes approximately 32 hours to complete a distance of 1898 km. En route it stops at Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Patliputra Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad and Kanpur in both up and down journey, with technical halt at Barauni Junction. This train belongs to Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Usually late departure from New Delhi Station.

Coaches

The train consists of one composite 1A/2A coach (HA-1), three 2A coaches (A-1/A-2/A-3), five 3A coaches (B-1/B-2/B-3/B-4/B-5), four 3E coaches (M-1/M-2/M-3/M-4),two sleeper coaches (S-1/S-2), one pantry car (P-C), four general coaches, two luggage cum parcel car (LPR) and one Parcel cum guard (PV) . Total coach count is 23. On 28 November 2019, the conventional coaches were converted into LHB coach.

Route & halts

• New Delhi
• Govindpuri
• Prayagraj Junction
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
• Patliputra Junction
• Barauni
• Begusarai
• Kishanganj
• Katihar
• New Jalpaiguri
• New Bongaigaon
• Goalpara Town
• Guwahati

Traction

The train is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 14037/14038 Silchar–New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express.

See also

• Guwahati railway station
• New Delhi railway station
• Silchar–New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express