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Nagaon Express [1](earlier Tambaram–Silghat Town Express), is a weekly Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that connects Silghat Town of Assam and Tambaram in the South Indian metropolis of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The train was extended to Tambaram on a trial basis from August 2017.[2][3] The train was also extended from Guwahati to Silghat Town.[4][5][6] This train holds the record of 30th longest train service of Indian Railways.

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Nagaon Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Silghat Town (SHTT) Tambaram (TBM)
Stops	47
Distance travelled	2969 km
Average journey time	60 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	15629/15630
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 Tier (2A), AC 3 Tier (3A), Sleeper (SL)
Seating arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	51 km/h
Route map

Time-Table

Train No. 15629 from Tambaram to Silghat Town.
The train leaves Tambaram (TBM) on every Monday at 9:45 P.M. and arrives Silghat Town (SHTT) on Thursday at 9:45 A.M. traversing a distance of 2965 kilometers in 60 hours.

Train no. 15630 from Silghat Town to Tambaram.
The train leaves Silghat Town (SHTT) on every Friday at 8:30 A.M. and arrives Tambaram (TBM) on Sunday at 20:50 P.M. traversing a distance of 2965 kilometres in 60 hours & 20 minutes.

Major halts

The train travels the total distance of 2798 kilometres in 55 hours. The major halts of this train are as follows-

TAMIL NADU (02 stops)

1. Tambaram (Starts)
2. Chennai Egmore.

ANDHRA PRADESH (06 stops)

1. Nellore
2. Ongole
3. Vijayawada
4. Eluru
5. Rajahmundry
6. Visakhapatnam.

ODISHA (05 stops)

1. Brahmapur
2. Khurda Road
3. Bhubaneswar
4. Cuttack
5. Balasore.

WEST BENGAL (17 stops)

1. Hijli
2. Purulia
3. Joychandi Pahar
4. Burnpur
5. Asansol
6. Andal
7. Durgapur
8. Siuri
9. Rampurhat
10. New Farakka
11. Malda Town
12. Dalkhola
13. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
14. New Maynaguri
15. Dhupguri
16. New Cooch Behar
17. New Alipurduar.

JHARKHAND (02 stops)

1. Pakur
2. Tatanagar.

BIHAR (02 stops)

1. Barsoi
2. Kishanganj.

ASSAM (13 stops)

1. Fakiragram
2. Kokrajhar
3. New Bongaigaon
4. Rangiya
5. Kamakhya
6. Guwahati
7. Jagiroad
8. Chaparmukh
9. Senchoa
10. Nagaon
11. Amoni
12. Jakhalabandha
13. Silghat (Ends).

Note: Bold letters indicates Major Railway Stations/Major Cities.

Traction

The train is hauled by WAP-7 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Erode from Tambaram to Visakhapatnam.

From Visakhapatnam to Durgapur, the train is hauled by WAP-7 locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam.

Again from Durgapur to New Cooch Behar the train is hauled by WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah.

Finally from New Cooch Behar to Silghat Town the train is hauled by WDP-4D/ WDP-4/ WDP-4B Locomotive of Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri and vice versa.

See also

• Dibrugarh–Tambaram Express
• Chennai–New Jalpaiguri SF Express
• Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
• Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
• New Tinsukia–Bengaluru Express

References

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