title: Silchar - Guwahati Express
text: # Silchar - Guwahati Express
  
  Silchar - Guwahati Express is an Express train belonging to Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways that connects the second largest city & largest city of Assam, Silchar and Guwahati. This train is a replacement of previous train, Silchar - Guwahati Passenger Special, for the same route & on the same timings. The train makes its main halt at Badarpur Junction & Lumding Junction for 10 mins and 15 mins respectively & loco/rake reversals also take place at these Stations. The train runs with SGUJ/WDP-4 & NGC/WDM-3A/Twins.
  
  ## Background
  
  This train was inaugurated on 1 February 2018, from Guwahati flagged off by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways for more connectivity between Silchar and Guwahati.
  
  ## Service
  
  Frequency of this train is tri-weekly and it covers a distance of 379 km (235 mi) with an average speed of 37 km/h (23 mph) on both sides.
  
  ## Halts
  
  This train has official stoppage at Chaparmukh Junction, Hojai, Lumding Junction, New Haflong, Badarpur Junction & Katakhal Junction on both sides.
  
  ## Traction
  
  As the route is going to be electrified an WDM-3D/ Twins loco pulls the train to its destination on both sides.
  
  