One of The Oldest Passenger Train of Northeast Frontier Railway 15703 / 04 New Jalpaiguri - Bongaigaon Express[1] is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between New Jalpaiguri Junction of Siliguri, West Bengal and Bongaigaon of Assam in India.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Locale | West Bengal, Assam |
| First service | Running since Pre-independence Times |
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | New Jalpaiguri Junction Bongaigaon |
| Stops | 24 |
| Distance travelled | 253 km (157 mi) |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 15703 / 15704 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | General unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | No |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | Standard Indian Railways Coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 30 km/h (19 mph) |
It operates as train number 15703 from New Jalpaiguri Junction to Bongaigaon and as train number 15704 in the reverse direction serving the state of West Bengal and Assam.[2][3][4][5]
Timings
editThe train starts from Bongaigaon at 06:25 everyday and reaches New Jalpaiguri at 16:15.The train starts from New Jalpaiguri at 07:30 everyday and reaches Bongaigaon at 15:55. The train covers total distance of 253 Kilometres.
Route
edit- New Jalpaiguri Junction(starts)
- Jalpaiguri Road
- New Domohani
- New Maynaguri
- Betgara
- Altagram
- Dhupguri
- Kolaigram
- Salbari
- Falakata
- Gumanihat
- Ghoksadanga
- New Cooch Behar
- New Baneswar
- New Alipurduar
- Samuktala Road Junction
- Kamakhyaguri
- Jorai
- Srirampur Assam
- Gossaigaon Hat
- Chautara
- Fakiragram Junction
- Kokrajhar
- Salakati
- Basugaon
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Bongaigaon (Ends)
Locomotive
editFor its entire journey from New Jalpaiguri to New Bongaigaon, the train is hauled by WDP-4D/ WDP-4B/ WDP-4 Locomotive of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri.
Rake sharing
editThe train shares its rake with New Jalpaiguri -Malda Town Express.
References
edit- ^ "New Jalpaiguri Bongaigaon BG Passenger (Express) Express". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "New Jalpaiguri Bongaigaon Express". runningstatus in.
- ^ "New Jalpaiguri Bongaigaon Express". www.trainman.in.
- ^ "New Jalpaiguri Bongaigaon Train". railenquiry.in.
- ^ "New Jalpaiguri Bongaigaon Express Train". gettraininfo.com.