Brahmaputra Mail

Brahmaputra Mail
Overview
Service typeExpress
StatusPermanently cancelled between Dibrugarh and Kamakhya Junction on 19 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-19)
First service1 October 1974; 50 years ago (1974-10-01)
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
TerminiKamakhya (KYQ)
Old Delhi (DLI)
Stops41
Distance travelled2,033 km (1,263 mi)
Average journey time37 hours 40 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)15657 / 15658
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Other facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
broad gauge
Operating speed54 km/h (34 mph) average including halts.
Route map

The 15657 / 15658 Brahmaputra Mail is a daily train that connects Old Delhi with Kamakhya in Assam. Introduced in 1972 after the construction of the rail section of the Farakka Barrage, the train originally ran as the Tinsukia Mail between Delhi Junction railway station and New Bongaigaon railway stations, with onward metre-gauge connection by a train of the same name numbered as 7Up and 8Dn to Guwahati and Tinsukia in the Indian state of Assam. The train was renamed to Brahmaputra Mail after the successful gauge conversion of the New Bongaigaon–Dibrugarh metre-gauge lines to broad gauge. Later on, w.e.f. 20/12/2020 this train is running between Kamakhya Junction (KYQ) & Old Delhi (DLI) & is permanently cancelled between Kamakhya Junction & Dibrugarh.