Silchar–Bhairabi Passenger

Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger

Overview
Service type	Passenger
First service	28 May 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05-28)
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Silchar (SCL) Bairabi (BHRB)
Stops	12
Distance travelled	103 km (64 mi)
Average journey time	4h 15m
Service frequency	Six days in week.
Train number(s)	55667/55668
On-board services
Class(es)	Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No
Entertainment facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	1
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	25 km/h (16 mph)

Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger is a passenger express train of the Indian Railways connecting Silchar in Assam and Bairabi in Mizoram. It is currently operated with the 55667/55668 train numbers on a daily basis. Bairabi is only the railhead of Mizoram and is connected with a broad gauge line.[1][2][3]

Service

The 55667/Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger has an average speed of 25 km/h and covers 103 km in 4 hrs 15 mins. 55668/Bhairabi - Silchar Passenger has an average speed of 25 km/h and covers 56 km in 4 hrs 10 mins.

Route and halts

• Silchar
• Arunachal Junction
• Salchapra
• Katakhal Junction
• Algapur
• Hailakandi
• Monacherra
• Lalabazar
• Mahamadpur Assam
• Katlicherra
• Manipur Bagan
• Jamira
• Ramnathpur
• Bairabi

Traction

The train is hauled by a Siliguri Loco Shed based WDP-4 diesel locomotive.

Coach composite

The train consist of 12 coaches :

• 10- General
• 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	SLR	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	SLR

Direction Reversal

Train Reverses its direction 1 times:

• Katakhal Junction

Rake Maintenance

The train is maintained by the Silchar Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Silchar - Vangaichangpo Passenger.

See also

• Silchar railway station
• Bairabi railway station
• Silchar - Jiribam Passenger
• Bairabi Sairang Railway

References

1. "Bairabi-Sairang BG rail link". The Assam Tribune. 7 March 2017.
2. "Modi completed Mizoram railway project". Retrieved 7 March 2017.
3. "PM Modi Inaugurates Passenger Trains for Manipur, Mizoram".

External links

External videos
YouTube video clips
[1], 19 June 2016; 9:21; BG Rail Link to Mizoram

• 55667/Silchar - Bhairabi Passenger
• 55668/Bhairabi - Silchar Passenger
• Indian Railway Website