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Apr 24 2015 (23:43)   CLT/Kozhikode Main (Calicut) (4 PFs)
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Entry# 1441431            Tags   Past Edits
Amenities available at Kozhikode (CLT)
# Escalator in PF 1 available near FOB .Lifts are available in all PFs (1,2/3,4)-First station in Southern Railway to have lift/escalator access to all platforms
#Foot Over Bridges
1.Old FOB Connecting PF1 and PF2/3
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2.FOB connecting PF1,2/3 and PF4 .
3.FOB connecting PF 2/3 and PF4.(Work in progress to extend it to PF 1 )
# Battery operated vehicles for senior citizens and disabled in PF 1
#Restaurants
1.Salkara Restaurant on PF 1 ,famous for their non veg delicacies
2.Non Veg Restaurant by Arenco Catering on PF1
3.Veg Restaurant on PF1
#Waiting Halls
1.Separate waiting halls for Gents and Ladies and Upper Class passengers availbale on PF 1 and PF 4
2.Also VIP Lounge available in PF 1 and PF 4
# Cloak Room-Available in PF 4 near Parcel Office.Only locked luggages are accepted
#Book Stall-HigginBothams on PF1
#Light Refreshment/Snack stall available on all the platforms
#Parking-Available outside PF 1 and PF 4 (The charges outside PF 4 are found to be lesser than PF1)
#Auto/Buses/Taxi - Prepaid Taxi counter outside PF 1 and also city buses to various parts of the city are available outside the station
#Retiring Rooms : Available in PF1 both AC and Non AC Rooms and also dormitory.Online booking also allowed.
#Coach Indicator Boards: The station had Digital Coach Indication Boards but recently they have been removed and fitted with Coach Number Boards with Mathrubhumi AD.The Coach Position is generally written in a white board near the entrance.
#Baggage Scanners,CCTVs and Metal Detectors to enhance security

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Jul 27 2013 (11:09)   15657/Brahmaputra Mail (PT)
 
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Entry# 815633            Tags  
#Know #Your #Train
#Brahmaputra #Mail
#Service type: Mail/Express
#Status: Operating
#Current operator: Indian Railways
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#Route:
#Start: Dibrugarh (DBRG)
#End: Delhi Junction (DLI)
#Service frequency: Daily
#Train number(s) 14055 / 14056
On-board services
#Class: AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
#Seating arrangements: Available
#Sleeping arrangements: Available
#Catering facilities: Available (Paid)
#Baggage facilities: Available
#Technical:
#Track gauge: Broad Gauge
#Operating speed: Average - 48km/hr
The Brahmaputra Mail is a daily train which connects Delhi with Dibrugarh (an important town in upper Assam). Originally this train ran between Delhi Junction railway station and Guwahati and was named as Tinsukia Mail (Since it connected to Tinsukia via MG section that ran between Guwahati and Tinsukia). Later it was renamed as Brahmaputra Mail after the river since it is one of the most important river for the state and one of amongst top 20 large river in the world. After successful gauge conversion between Guwahati-Lumding-Dibrugarh, it was extended to Dibrugarh.This train belongs to Northern Railway (NR) zone of Indian Railway and operated and maintained by Delhi Division (DLI Division) of NR. The train is numbered as 14055/14056.
14055 departs Dibrugarh every day at 22:45 and arrives at Delhi Junction at 5:55 on the fourth day from departure (e.g.:the train which departs Dibrugarh on Thursday at 22:45 would arrive at Delhi on Sunday at 5:55) covering a distance of 2598 km in 54 hrs and 55 mins with an average moving speed of 47 km/h.
14056 departs Old Delhi every day at 23:40 and reaches Dibrugarh at 4:00 on the fourth day (e.g.: the train departing DLI at 23:40 on Thursday would reach DBRT on Sunday early morning at 4:00) covering a total distance of 2598 km in 52 hrs and 20 mins with an average moving speed of 49 km/h.
#Important Halts
Dibrugarh
New Tinsukia Junction
Simaluguri Junction
Dimapur
Lumding Junction
Guwahati Junction
Kamakhya
Kokrajhar
New Alipurduar
New Cooch Behar
New Jalpaiguri
Kishanganj
Malda Town
New Farakka Junction
Barharwa Junction
Sahibganj Junction
Bhagalpur Junction
Jamalpur Junction
Kiul Junction
Lakhisarai Junction
Mokama Junction
Patna Saheb
Patna Junction
Buxar
Dildarnagar railway station Junction
Mughalsarai Junction
Allahabad Junction
Kanpur Central
Tundla Junction
Aligarh Junction
Ghaziabad
Delhi Junction
#Coach Composition
The train has both AC and Non AC class of accommodation. The composition of this train is LOCO-SLR-GEN-GEN-GEN-GEN-S1-S2-S3-S4-S5-S6-S7-S8-S9-S10-S11-PC-A1-B1-B2-B3-GEN-GEN-GEN-GEN-SLR.
#Locomotive
This train is assigned with a WAP-4/WAP-7 locomotive from Delhi Junction to Mughalsarai.
From Mughalsarai-Dibrugarh and Dibrugarh-Mughalsarai the train is usually hauled by WDP-4 locomotive.
#Trivia:
This is one of the oldest running train of this zone. This train is famous for its defense personal using this train for travel.
This train was also involved in two the major railway disasters in Indian History. One was the mail bombing of the train between Kokrajhar and New Bongaigaon in December 1996 by bodo militants an second was the Gaisal Rail Disaster, a head on collision between Avadh Assam Express and Brahmaputra Mail.

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