North East Express

North East Superfast Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast Express
Status	Running
Locale	Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi
First service	1 April 1986; 38 years ago
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Kamakhya Junction (KYQ); Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Stops	28
Distance travelled	1,856 km (1,153 mi)
Average journey time	33 hours 18 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	12505 / 12506
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, 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)
Electrification	Fully Electrified
Operating speed	59 km/h (37 mph) average including halts.
Route map
Route map

The 12505 / 12506 North East Superfast Express is a Daily Superfast Express train of Indian Railways that runs between Kamakhya Junction in Guwahati, Assam and Anand Vihar Terminal near New Delhi, connecting northeastern India to New Delhi. The train belongs to the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways, while the coaches belong to the Kamakhya coaching depot of the Lumding railway division.

The North East Express succeeded the Assam Mail in 1986.^[1] The train runs along the Barauni–Guwahati line, Mokama–Barauni section, and the Howrah–Delhi main line.

Service

The train is numbered as 12505/12506. Originally, the North East Express was not a Superfast Express (broad gauge trains with an average speed of at least 55 km/h) and used service numbers 921 and 922 when introduced in 1986. In 1988, the train was reassigned with 2521 and 2522, later replaced with 5621 and 5622. It used to run between Guwahati and New Delhi. In the railway budget of 2005–2006, it was sped up to the broad gauge Superfast category without the removal of any stops. The new numbers assigned in the Superfast category were 2505 from Guwahati and 2506 from New Delhi.^[2] With the new five-digit numbering scheme introduced during the tenure of Mamata Banerjee as railway minister, the service numbers were changed to 12505 and 12506. The train now starts from Kamakhya Junction railway station at Maligaon and runs up to Anand Vihar Terminal instead of Guwahati and New Delhi.^{[citation needed]}

Coaches

The train has air-conditioned as well as non-air-conditioned coaches. The composition of the train is 2A – 1 (A-1), 3A – 3 (B-1, B-2, B-3), SL – 14 (S-1 to S-14), PC – 1, GENL – 3 & SLR – 2. The total rake length is 24 coaches. New LHB rakes were introduced on 3 October 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Stations

Delhi to Guwahati

List of stops on the North East Express from Delhi to Guwahati^[3]

State	Town/City	Station	Distance (km)
Delhi	Delhi	Anand Vihar Terminal	0
Uttar Pradesh	Aligarh	Aligarh Junction	126
	Tundla	Tundla Junction	204
	Etawah	Etawah Junction	296
	Kanpur	Kanpur Central	435
	Fatehpur	Fatehpur	513
	Prayagraj	Prayagraj Junction	629
	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction	778
Bihar	Buxar	Buxar	872
	Arrah	Ara Junction	941
	Danapur	Danapur	980
	Patna	Patliputra Junction	986
	Barauni	Barauni Junction	1095
	Begusarai	Begusarai	1110
	Khagaria	Khagaria Junction	1150
	Mansi	Mansi Junction	1159
	Naugachia	Naugachia	1217
	Katihar	Katihar Junction	1274
	Barsoi	Barsoi Junction	1313
	Kishanganj	Kishanganj	1371
West Bengal	Siliguri	New Jalpaiguri Junction	1458
	Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri Road	1491
	Cooch Behar	New Cooch Behar Junction	1584
	Alipurduar	New Alipurduar	1603
Assam	Kokrajhar	Kokrajhar	1681
	Bongaigaon	New Bongaigaon Junction	1709
	Rangia	Rangiya Junction	1819
	Maligaon	Kamakhya Junction	1856

Guwahati to Delhi

List of stops on the North East Express from Guwahati to Delhi^[3]

State	Town/City	Station	Distance (km)
Assam	Maligaon	Kamakhya Junction	0
	Rangia	Rangiya Junction	48
	Bongaigaon	New Bongaigaon Junction	157
	Kokrajhar	Kokrajhar	185
West Bengal	Alipurduar	New Alipurduar	264
	Cooch Behar	New Cooch Behar Junction	283
	Jalpaiguri	Jalpaiguri Road	375
	Siliguri	New Jalpaiguri Junction	409
Bihar	Kishanganj	Kishanganj	496
	Barsoi	Barsoi Junction	553
	Katihar	Katihar Junction	593
	Naugachia	Naugachia	650
	Mansi	Mansi Junction	708
	Khagaria	Khagaria Junction	716
	Begusarai	Begusarai	757
	Barauni	Barauni Junction	772
	Patna	Patliputra Junction	880
	Danapur	Danapur	886
	Arrah	Ara Junction	926
	Buxar	Buxar	994
Uttar Pradesh	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar	Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction	1088
	Prayagraj	Prayagraj Junction	1237
	Fatehpur	Fatehpur	1354
	Kanpur	Kanpur Central	1432
	Etawah	Etawah Junction	1571
	Tundla	Tundla Junction	1663
	Aligarh	Aligarh Junction	1741
	Ghaziabad	Ghaziabad Junction	1844
Delhi	Delhi	Anand Vihar Terminal	1856

Traction

It is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end.

Accidents and incidents

On 11 October 2023 at 21:35 IST, 23 coaches of the eastbound 12506 train derailed near Raghunathpur Railway Station in the Buxar district of Bihar.^[4] Five people were killed in the crash and more than 70 others were injured.^[5] The East Central Railway zone facilitated relief trains to ferry the remaining passengers to their destination. A preliminary investigation report cited an issue with the track.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Trains of fame and locos with a name–Part 2". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
^ "English Releases". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Indian Railways National Train Enquiry System". enquiry.indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Fault in tracks likely cause for derailment of North East Express train; engineering dept responsible, finds preliminary probe". The Times of India. 12 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "One more dies in North-East Express accident, death toll rises to 5". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
^ "4 dead in Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailment, helpline numbers issued". India Today. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
^ "Bihar Train Accident News Live: Meghalaya sets up helpline for Bihar train derailment, CM speaks to Vaishnaw". The Times of India. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[1] "Trains of fame and locos with a name–Part 2". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 8 November 2012.

[2] "English Releases". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[:0-3] "Indian Railways National Train Enquiry System". enquiry.indianrail.gov.in. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[4] "Fault in tracks likely cause for derailment of North East Express train; engineering dept responsible, finds preliminary probe". The Times of India. 12 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[5] "One more dies in North-East Express accident, death toll rises to 5". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[6] "4 dead in Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailment, helpline numbers issued". India Today. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[7] "Bihar Train Accident News Live: Meghalaya sets up helpline for Bihar train derailment, CM speaks to Vaishnaw". The Times of India. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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