Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express

North East Express
Overview
Service type Superfast
Current operator(s) North East Frontier Railways
Route
Start Guwahati Junction
Stops 29 as 12505 Guwahati Junction Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express, 29 as 12506 Anand Vihar Terminal Guwahati Junction North East Express
End Anand Vihar Terminal
Distance travelled 1,866 km (1,159 mi) as 12505 Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express, 1,867 km (1,160 mi) as 12506 Anand Vihar Terminal Guwahati North East Express
Service frequency Daily
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements Yes
Sleeping arrangements Yes
Catering facilities Pantry Car Coach attached
Observation facilities No stoppage at Ghaziabad when operating as 12506 Anand Vihar Terminal Guwahati North East Express.
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed 110 km/h (68 mph) maximum
,55.37 km/h (34 mph), including halts
Route map

The 12505 / 06 Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express is a Superfast express train of Indian Railways - Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati and Anand Vihar Terminal in India.

It operates as train number 12505 from Guwahati to Anand Vihar Terminal and as train number 12506 in the reverse direction serving the states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi.

Coaches

The 12505 / 06 Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved & 2 sitting cum luggage rack coaches. In addition it carries a Pantry car coach.

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

12506 North East Express - Sleeper Class coach

Service

The 12505 Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express covers the distance of 1866 kilometres in 33 hours 30 mins (55.70 km/hr) & 1867 kilometres in 33 hours 55 mins as 12506 Anand Vihar Terminal Guwahati North East Express (55.05 km/hr).

As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railway rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 12505 / 06 Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express runs from Guwahati Junction via New Jalpaiguri, Barauni Junction, Patna Junction, Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad Junction, Kanpur Central, Tundla Junction to Anand Vihar Terminal.

Traction

As the route is partly electrified, a powerful Siliguri based WDP 4 hauls the train between Guwahati Junction & Patna Junction handing over to a Kanpur based WAP 4 which powers the train for the remainder of the journey until Anand Vihar Terminal.

Timings

12505 Guwahati Anand Vihar Terminal North East Express leaves Guwahati on a daily basis at 09:45 hrs IST and reaches Anand Vihar Terminal at 19:15 hrs IST the next day.

12506 Anand Vihar Terminal Guwahati North East Express leaves Anand Vihar Terminal on a daily basis at 06:50 hrs IST and reaches Guwahati at 16:45 hrs IST the next day.

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