Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Agartala AC Express

Agartala–Mumbai LTT AC Express
Overview
Trainboard of Mumbai LTT–Agartala AC Express
Service type	AC Express
Status	Operational
Locale	Tripura, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
First service	21 April 2013
Current operator(s)	Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Termini	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Agartala (AGTL)
Stops	24
Distance travelled	3126 km
Average journey time	44 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	12519 /12520
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Auto-rack arrangements	No
Catering facilities	Pantry car attached
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Baggage facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Track gauge	Broad gauge
Operating speed	120 km/h (75 mph) maximum 57 km/h (35 mph) including halts

The Agartala–Mumbai LTT AC Express^[1] is a Superfast fully air-conditioned Express train connecting Agartala and Mumbai.

This is the first fully air conditioned train connecting the north eastern and western parts of India touching Tripura, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. It is the fastest train connecting Northeast India and Mumbai

This train was announced in Union Railway Budget 2012 and it made its first inaugural run on 18 April 2013.

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi flagged off the first fully air-conditioned Agartala–Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Mumbai AC Express, at a function held at Kamakhya railway station.^[2] ^[3]

This train is currently India's longest running AC Express after its extension to Agartala.

Accommodations

This train comprises 1 First AC, 4 AC 2-Tiers, 11 AC 3-Tiers, 1 AC Hot Buffet Car & 2 Luggage/Parcel cum Generator cum Brake van one of which is provided with the Guards' cabin. Total coach composition is 19. This train will be using the latest LHB coach. Rakes are owned and maintained by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).^[4]

Major halts

TRIPURA

ASSAM

WEST BENGAL

BIHAR

UTTAR PRADESH

MADHYA PRADESH

MAHARASHTRA

Traction

A Gomoh-based WAP-7 hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus till Badarpur and from Badarpur to Agartala, the train is hauled by Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri based WDP4/WDP-4D locomotive and vice versa.

References

^ "Indian Railways extend train services connecting Northeast to Mumbai, Hyderabad – Details here". www.financialexpress.com.
^ "CM flags off Mumbai to Kamakhya AC Express". Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^ "Northeast Residents Rejoice As Indian Railways Extends Train Services To Major Cities; All Route Details Here". www.india.com.
^ "Agartala Mumbai LTT AC Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

External links

Indian Railway Website

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Mughalsarai section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Jatdumari–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Mughalsarai Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies

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Accommodations

Major halts

Traction

References

External links