Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express


The 22449 / 22450 Guwahati-New Delhi 'Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express' is one of the [List of List of Sampark Kranti Express trains|Sampark Kranti Express trains|Sampark Kranti Express] trains of Indian Railways. It connects New Delhi, the capital city of India with Guwahati, the capital city of Assam. The train is named as Poorvottar Express since it connects New Delhi with the northeast region of the country, known as Poorvottar in Hindi.

Service

Guwahati-New Delhi 22449/22450, Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express takes approximately 32 hours to complete a distance of 1898 km. En route it stops at Goalpara Town, New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Patliputra Jn, Mughalsarai Jn, Prayagraj Jn and Govindpuri in both up and down journey, with technical halt at Barauni Junction. This train belongs to Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Usually late departure from New Delhi Station.

Coaches

The train consists of one composite 1A/2A coach, three 2A coaches, five 3A coaches, four 3E coaches,two sleeper coaches, one pantry car, four general coaches, two luggage cum parcel car and one Parcel cum guard . Total coach count is 23. On 28 November 2019, the conventional coaches were converted into LHB coach.

Route & halts


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Traction

The train is hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-5 / WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 14037/14038 Silchar–New Delhi Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express.