Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger Explained

Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger
Type:	Passenger
Locale:	Meghalaya and Assam
Operator:	Northeast Frontier Railway
Start:	(MNDP)
Stops:	12
End:	(GHY)
Distance:	129km (80miles)
Journeytime:	4 h 40 min
Frequency:	Daily
Class:	Unreserved
Seating:	Yes
Sleeping:	No
Catering:	No
Observation:	ICF coach
Entertainment:	No
Baggage:	Below the seats
Stock:	2
El:	No
Trainnumber:	55819/55820
Speed:	28km/h average with halts

Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger is a passenger train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between of Meghalaya and in Assam. It is currently being operated with 55819/55820 train numbers on a daily basis.^{[1] [2]}

Service

The 55819/Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger has an average speed of 29 km/h and covers 129 km in 4 hrs 30 mins. 55820/Guwahati–Mendipathar Passenger has an average speed of 34 km/h and 129 km in 3 hrs 45 mins.

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a WDM-3A diesel locomotive based at the New Guwahati Locomotive Shed.

Coach composition

The train consists of 13 ICF coach:

• 13 General-class
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 1 times:

See also

• Mendipathar railway station
• Guwahati railway station
• Dudhnoi–Mendipathar line

External links

• MNDP/Mendi Pathar
• 55819/Mendipathar–Guwahati Passenger
• 55820/Guwahati–Mendipathar Passenger

Notes and References

1. Web site: Railway budget 1992–93. 24 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053246/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses3/0525029202.htm. 4 March 2016. dead.
2. Web site: First railway station in Meghalaya.