# Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express

The 15617/15618 Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs between Guwahati and Dullabcherra via old Karimganj Junction in the Indian state of Assam. It is currently being operated with 15617 DN / 15618 UP train numbers on a tri-weekly basis. It runs as an overnight train from Guwahati and as a Day-Night train from Dullabcherra.

## Background

This train was inaugurated and flagged off on 19 October 2023, from Guwahati by Himanta Biswa Sarma, chief minister of Assam. After inauguration, this became the first direct train service between Guwahati and Dullabcherra. This was also the first train to Guwahati via old Karimganj Junction in 5 years, with the last time a train ran via this station to Guwahati was way back in 2018.

## Service

The 15617 DN/Guwahati–Dullabcherra Express has an average speed of 36 km/h and covers a distance of 410 km in 11h 30m. The 15618 UP/Dullabcherra–Guwahati Express has an average speed of 35 km/h and covers a distance of 410 km in 11h 50m.

## Schedule

| Train number | Departure station | Departure time | Departure day | Arrival station | Arrival time | Arrival day |
| 15617 | Guwahati | 10:15 PM | Mon, Wed, Sat | Dullabcherra | 09:45 AM | Next day |
| 15618 | Dullabcherra | 11:40 AM | Tue, Thu, Sun | Guwahati | 11:30 PM | Same day |
GHY - DLCR - GHY Express :
| 15617 | 15617 | Stations | 15618 | 15618 |
| Arrival | Departure | Stations | Arrival | Departure |
| ---- | 22:15 | Guwahati | 23:30 | ---- |
| 23:12 | 23:14 | Jagiroad | 21:51 | 21:53 |
| 23:41 | 23:43 | Chaparmukh Junction | 21:15 | 21:17 |
| 00:19 | 00:21 | Hojai | 20:36 | 20:38 |
| 00:35 | 00:37 | Lanka | 20:20 | 20:22 |
| 01:18 | 01:20 | Manderdisa Junction | 19:25 | 19:27 |
| 02:56 | 02:58 | Maibang | 17:50 | 17:52 |
| 04:25 | 04:30 | New Haflong | 16:25 | 16:30 |
| 06:30 | 06:40 | Badarpur Junction | 14:00 | 14:10 |
| 07:20 | 07:30 | Karimganj Junction | 13:00 | 13:10 |
| 08:23 | 08:25 | Baraigram Junction | 12:25 | 12:27 |
| 09:45 | ---- | Dullabcherra | ---- | 11:40 |

## Route and halts

The halts of the train are:
* Jagiroad (Jid)
* Chaparmukh Junction (Cpk)
* Hojai (Hji)
* Lanka (Lka)
* Manderdisa Junction (Myd)
* Maibang (Mbg)
* New Haflong (Nhlg)
* Badarpur Junction (Bpb)
* Karimganj Junction (Kxj) (reversal)
* Baraigram Junction (Brgm)

## Coach composition

The train has dedicated Utkrisht livery ICF rakes with a max speed of 100 km/h. The train consists of 14 coaches:
* 1 AC II Tier
* 2 AC III Tier
* 6 Sleeper coaches
* 3 General Unreserved
* 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake (Divyangjan)

### Coach position

| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| | SLRD | GN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | A1 | B1 | B2 | S5 | S6 | GN | GN | SLRD |

## Traction

The route is not completely electrified, so both way the trains are hauled by diesel locomotive. Both way the trains are hauled by Siliguri loco shed based WDP-4, WDP-4D & New Guwahati loco shed based WDP-4D, WDG-4D.

## Gallery

* 15617 hauled by NGC/WDP-4D in Shri Ram's saffron livery, is ready to leave from Guwahati (2024)
* 15617 at Karimganj Junction (2024)
* 15618 at New Haflong (2024)
* 15617 arriving Badarpur Junction (2024)