Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express

Shatabdi Express train in India

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Naharlagun-Guwahati
Shatabdi Express

Guwahati–Naharlagun Shatabdi Express with imported EMD WDP-4

Overview
Service type| Shatabdi Express
Locale| Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
First service| 9 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-09)
Current operator(s)| Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini| Naharlagun (NHLN)
Guwahati (GHY)
Stops| 7
Distance travelled| 332 km (206 mi)
Average journey time| 06 hours
Service frequency| Weekly
Train number(s)| 12087 / 12088
On-board services
Class(es)| AC Chair Car
Seating arrangements| Yes
Sleeping arrangements| No
Catering facilities| Yes
Observation facilities| Large windows
Entertainment facilities| No
Baggage facilities| Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock| LHB coach
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed| 75 km/h (47 mph), including halts
| Route map

Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express is a Shatabdi Express category type of service belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Naharlagun and Guwahati in India.[1]

It operates as train number 12087 from Naharlagun to Guwahati and as train number 12088 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

## Coaches

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The 12085/ 86 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express presently has 6 AC Chair Car and 2 End-on Generator coaches. It does not carry a pantry car but being a Shatabdi-category train, catering is arranged on board the train.

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Loco  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8

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| EOG | C7 | C6 | C5 | C4 | C3 | C2 | EOG

## Service

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The 12087 / 12088 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 332 kilometres in 06 hours 00 mins in both directions.

The average speed of the train is 55 km/h.

## Routing

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The 12087 / 88 Naharlagun–Guwahati Shatabdi Express runs from Naharlagun via Viswanath Charali, Rangiya Junction to Guwahati.

Being a Shatabdi-class train, it returns to its originating station Naharlagun on next day and also it shares rakes with 12085/86 Guwahati–Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express

## References

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1. ^ [1], financialexpress.com,7 May 2017.

## External links

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* 12087 Shatabdi Express at India Rail Info
* 12088 Shatabdi Express at India Rail Info

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Shatabdi Express

Operational|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Chennai–Coimbatore
* Chennai–Mysore
* Guwahati–Dibrugarh
* Gatimaan
* Naharlagun–Guwahati
* Howrah–New Jalpaiguri
* Howrah–Puri
* Howrah–Ranchi
* New Delhi–Amritsar
* New Delhi–Chandigarh
* New Delhi–Daurai
* New Delhi–Dehradun
* New Delhi–Firozpur
* New Delhi–Habibganj
* New Delhi–Kalka
* New Delhi–Kanpur
* New Delhi–Kathgodam
* New Delhi–Lucknow
* Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad
* Pune–Secunderabad

Defunct|

* Jaipur–Agra Fort
* Mumbai–Pune
* New Delhi–Ludhiana
* New Delhi–Moga

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