| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Mail/Express | ||||
| Locale | Assam | ||||
| Last service | September 28, 2014 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Lumding Junction Silchar | ||||
| Stops | 12 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 212 km (132 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 12 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 15691/15692 | ||||
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| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Auto-rack arrangements | Not available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Not available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Windows | ||||
| Entertainment facilities | Not available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Under seat | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | MG ICF rakes | ||||
| Track gauge | MG | ||||
| Electrification | Not available | ||||
| Operating speed | Avg speed: 18 km/h (11 mph) | ||||
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The Cachar Express was a daily Indian Railways metre-gauge overnight express train from Lumding Junction (nearest broad-gauge rail link of Silchar) to Silchar (second largest city of Assam) and vice versa, both stations are situated in the Indian state of Assam. The train was numbered as 15691 and 15692 respectively. The train service is suspended now as the route in which it used to run is now converted from metre gauge to broad gauge.