Kamrup Express


Kamrup Express is a daily Express train which connects Kolkata, the capital of the state of West Bengal with Dibrugarh, a major tea manufacturing town in upper Assam. The name Kamrup is derived from the Kamrup district, one of the 35 administrative regions of the State of Assam. The train is operated by the North East Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways and has two dedicated services, namely 15959 / 15960 via Guwahati and '''15961 / 15962 via Rangapara North.'''

History

When introduced in 1 July 1975, Broad Gauge Line didn't reach Guwahati & was till New Bongaigaon. Post 1992, Kamrup express is travelling Howrah to Dibrugarh directly.
Following the inauguration of the Bogibeel Bridge, which significantly reduced travel time between Lower Assam and Upper Assam by at least eight hours, Indian Railways opted to reroute certain trains operating between Dibrugarh via this new route. As a result, the 15959/15960 Dibrugarh – Howrah Kamrup Express was re-routed as 15961 / 15962 via this route every Monday and Friday from Howrah and Dibrugarh, respectively. This service was inaugurated on 27 December 2020 from Dibrugarh and on 28 December 2020 from Howrah.

Coach composition

The train has LHB rakes with max speed of 130 km/h. However, it has a MPS of 110 km/h due to section conditions.
The train has both AC and non AC accommodation, and one pantry car
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Locomotive

15959/15960 is still being hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4D locomotive from to and an Electric Loco Shed, Howrah-based WAP-7 locomotive completes the journey from to and vice versa. Since electrification reached Dibrugarh, Electric Locomotive is set to be given soon.
15961/15962 is hauled by a Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4D locomotive from to Rangiya and an Electric Loco Shed, Howrah-based WAP-7 locomotive completes the journey from Rangiya to and vice versa.