Barak Valley Express
Barak Valley Express was a daily mail/express train that used to connect Silchar, a town in the south of Assam, to Lumding Jn, in Northeast India. The name of train is featured in the opening scene of 1998 Bollywood movie Dil Se. Though it was a mail/express type train, due to its timings and stops from 1992-2014, it was also considered a passenger train.
History
Originally, the train ran between Guwahati and Silchar when introduced in 1914 by the British. The British introduced 6 important trains after the Lumding- MG line was completed in 1914. These were 2 MG trains between Guwahati and Silchar, 1 MG train between Silchar & Sylhet, 1 MG Train between Silchar & Dhaka, 1 MG Train between Dhaka & Hailakandi & 1 between Guwahati & Dhaka. In 1947 after partition, 4 trains were permanently withdrawn with only 2 MG trains between Guwahati and Silchar running until 1992. This train was the second option for the passengers, who were willing to travel by train between Silchar and Guwahati, as it was an overnight train. But it became a day train after conversion of Guwahati–Lumding to broad gauge in 1992, the originating and ending station of these train was changed to Lumding. Before 1992 the train used to cover distance in 17 hrs 30 mins with an average moving speed of.Post 1992, 15693 Barak Valley Express used to cover a distance of in 12 hours 30 in its up and down journey with an average moving speed of stopping at Langting, Maibang, Lower Haflong, Haflong Hill, Old Harangajao, Jatinga, Chandranathpur,, and.