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Agartala - Silchar Express is an Indian Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between the capital city of Tripura & largest city in Barak Valley of Assam, that is, Agartala & Silchar. It is currently being operated with 15663/15664 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3] The train makes its main halt at Karimganj Junction for 25 minutes & loco/rake reversals also takes place here. The train runs with SGUJ/WDP-4 & SGUJ/WDP-4D.

15663/UP/Agartala Silchar Express
Overview
AC 3 Tier Coach of Silchar–Agartala Express
Service type	Express
Locale	Tripura and Assam
First service	Sun 3 May 2015
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Agartala (AGTL) Silchar (SCL)
Stops	16
Distance travelled	254 km (158 mi)
Average journey time	7 hr 25 min
Service frequency	Daily [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	15663 UP/15664 DOWN
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 3 tier (1) Sleeper (1) Second Seater (1) General (13) SLR (2)
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Auto-rack arrangements	Not Available
Catering facilities	✕ Pantry Car ✕ On-board Catering ✕ E-Catering
Observation facilities	Windows
Baggage facilities	Under Seat & Upper rakes
Technical
Rolling stock	ICF rakes
Track gauge	BG
Electrification	Not Available
Operating speed	Avg Speed: 28 km/hr Max Permissible Speed: 100 km/hr between AGTL/Agartala and KUGT/Kumarghat

Average speed and frequency

The 15663/Agartala - Silchar Express runs with an average speed of 28 km/h and completes 254 km in 7hrs 25 min. The 15664/Silchar - Agartala Express runs with an average speed of 27 km/h and completes 254 km in 7hrs 30min.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Agartala
Teliamura
Ambassa
Kumarghat
Dharmanagar
Churaibari
Kalkalighat
Patharkandi
Baraigram Junction
Nilambazar
Karimganj Junction
New Karimganj
Bhanga
Badarpur Junction
Katakhal Junction
Silchar

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 100 kmph. The train consists of 18 coaches:

1 AC III Tier
1 Sleeper Class
1 Second Sitting
13 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed based WDP-4 diesel locomotive from Agartala to Silchar and vice versa.

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 time:

Karimganj Junction

Notes

Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

"BG Passenger Trial train service in Agartala-Silchar route begins from May 2"
"Full-fledged train services from Agartala". Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
72000 additional berths created by N.F.Railway to cater to Puja rush

External links

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Howrah–Delhi main line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Chennai main line
Sahibganj loop
Grand Chord
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
Barauni–Guwahati line
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Kothavalasa–Kirandul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Calcutta Chord link line Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Bardhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line Kolkata Circular Railway New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah Main and North section Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Kolkata Metro
Kolkata Suburban Railway
Kolkata Circular Railway

Monorail

Kolkata Monorail
Patna Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
Braithwaite & Co.
Burn Standard Company
Bharat Wagon and Engineering
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
Carriage Repair Workshop, Harnaut

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Raxaul Junction
Bairgania
Jaynagar
Jogbani
Laukaha Bazar
Thakurganj

Railway companies

East Indian Railway Company
Bengal Nagpur Railway
Indian Branch Railway Company
Indian Railways
Martin's Light Railways