Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express

Overview

Service type

Express

First service

14 November 2011 [1] [2]

Current operator(s)

North Western Railways

Route

Termini

Udaipur City (UDZ)
Kamakhya (KYQ)

Stops

Distance travelled

2,611 km (1,622 mi)

Average journey time

57 hrs 25 mins

Service frequency

Weekly

Train number(s)

19709 / 19710

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved [3]

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

Pantry car attached

Observation facilities

Large windows

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coach

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

110 km/h (68 mph) maximum,
46.28 km/h (29 mph) average including halts

Route map

The 19709 / 19710 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express is an Express train of the Kavi Guru series belonging to Indian Railways – North Western Railway zone that runs between Udaipur City and Kamakhya in India.

It operates as train number 19709 from Udaipur City to Kamakhya and as train number 19710 in the reverse direction, serving the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.

For the convenience of passengers, Kavi Guru Express was extended up to Udaipur City in 2019.^[1]

Coaches

The 19709 / 19710 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 5 AC 3 tier, 8 Sleeper class, 6 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It carries a pantry car [4]

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

19709 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express covers the distance of 2,611 km (1,622 mi) in 56 hours 05 mins (45.92 km/h) and in 57 hours 25 mins as 19710 Kamakhya–Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express (46.65 km/h).

As the average speed of the train is below 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare does not include a Superfast surcharge.

Routeing

The 19709 / 19710 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express runs from

RAJASTHAN

UTTAR PRADESH

BIHAR

WEST BENGAL

ASSAM

Kamakhya Railway Station

It reverses direction of travel at Achhnera Junction.

Traction

The train is hauled by an Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 locomotive from Kamakhya to Udaipur and vice-versa .

Operation

19709 Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express runs from Udaipur City every Monday reaching Kamakhya on the 3rd day.
19710 Kamakhya–Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express runs from Kamakhya every Thursday reaching Udaipur City on the 3rd day.

Incidents

At approximately 17:40 on 13 November 2013, Kamakhya-bound train Udaipur City–Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express travelling through Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary, between Chalsa and Nagrakata approached the Jaldhaka River Bridge at approximately 80 km/h (50 mph) and collided with a herd of 40–50 Indian elephants, killing five adults, two calves, and injuring ten others. This incident details is 2013 Chapramari Forest train accident^[2]^[3]^[4] Surviving elephants initially fled but soon returned to the scene of the accident and remained there until being dispersed by officials.^[4]

References

^ "Kavi Guru Express extended to run upto Udaipur". North East Frontier Railway.
^ Sarkar, Debasis (13 November 2013). "'Railways Killer track' again kills 7 elephants in West Bengal". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
^ "19709/Jaipur-Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express". India Rail Info. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
^ ^a ^b Banerjee, Manik (14 November 2013). "India Train Crash Kills 7 Elephants". Huffington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

External links

"Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
"[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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