# Amarnath Express

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The 15653 / 15654 **Amarnath Express** is an [Express](/source/Express_train) train belonging to [Indian Railways](/source/Indian_Railways) - [Northeast Frontier Railway zone](/source/Northeast_Frontier_Railway_zone) that runs between [Guwahati](/source/Guwahati_railway_station) and [Jammu Tawi](/source/Jammu_Tawi_railway_station) in [India](/source/India).

It operates as train number 15653 from [Guwahati](/source/Guwahati_railway_station) to [Jammu Tawi](/source/Jammu_Tawi_railway_station) and as train number 15654 in the reverse direction serving the 8 states of [Assam](/source/Assam), [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal), [Bihar](/source/Bihar), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh), [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand), [Haryana](/source/Haryana), [Punjab](/source/Punjab,_India) and [Jammu and Kashmir](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)).

It is named after the [Amarnath Temple](/source/Amarnath_Temple) which is located in the union territory of [Jammu and Kashmir](/source/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)) and is 1 of 3 trains that connect Guwahati and Jammu Tawi, the other being the [Lohit Express](/source/Lohit_Express) and [Kamakhya–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express](/source/Kamakhya%E2%80%93Shri_Mata_Vaishno_Devi_Katra_Express).

## Coaches

The 15653 / 54 [Guwahati](/source/Guwahati_railway_station) [Jammu Tawi](/source/Jammu_Tawi_railway_station) Amarnath Express has 1 AC 2 tier, 2 AC 3 tier, 14 Sleeper Class, 4 General Unreserved and 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) Coaches. In addition, it carries a [Pantry car coach](/source/Dining_car).

As is customary with most train services in India, Coach Composition may be amended at the discretion of [Indian Railways](/source/Indian_Railways) depending on demand.

## Service

The 15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express covers the distance of 2,431 km (1,511 mi) in 47 hours 15 mins (51.45 km/h) and in 48 hours 45 mins as 15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express (49.87 km/h).

## Routeing

The 15653 / 54 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from:

**ASSAM**

1. **[Guwahati](/source/Guwahati_railway_station)** (Starts)

**WEST BENGAL**

1. [New Alipurduar](/source/New_Alipurduar_railway_station)
1. [New Cooch Behar](/source/New_Cooch_Behar_Junction_railway_station)
1. [Dhupguri](/source/Dhupguri_railway_station)
1. **[New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)](/source/New_Jalpaiguri_railway_station)**

**BIHAR**

1. [Katihar Junction](/source/Katihar_Junction_railway_station)
1. [Begusarai](/source/Begusarai)
1. [Barauni Junction](/source/Barauni_Junction_railway_station)
1. [Muzaffarpur Junction](/source/Muzaffarpur_Junction_railway_station)
1. [Bapudam Motihari](/source/Motihari)

**UTTAR PRADESH**

1. **[Gorakhpur Junction](/source/Gorakhpur_Junction_railway_station)**
1. **[Basti](/source/Basti,_Uttar_Pradesh)**
1. **[Babhnan](/source/Babhnan)**
1. **[Gonda](/source/Gonda,_Uttar_Pradesh)**
1. **[Lucknow NR](/source/Lucknow_Charbagh_railway_station)**
1. [Shahjehanpur](/source/Shahjehanpur)
1. [Bareilly](/source/Bareilly_railway_station)
1. **[Saharanpur Junction](/source/Saharanpur_railway_station)**

**UTTARAKHAND**

1. [Laksar Junction](/source/Laksar)

**HARYANA**

1. **[Ambala Cantonment Junction](/source/Ambala_Cantonment_Junction_railway_station)**

**PUNJAB**

1. **[Ludhiana Junction](/source/Ludhiana_Junction_railway_station)**
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**JAMMU KASHMIR**

1. **[Jammu Tawi](/source/Jammu_Tawi_railway_station)** (Ends)[\[1\]](https://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653).

## Traction

It is hauled by a [Tughlakabad Loco Shed](/source/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Tuglakabad) or [Ghaziabad Loco Shed](/source/Electric_Loco_Shed,_Ghaziabad) based [WAP-7](/source/WAP-7) electric locomotive from to and vice versa.

## Operation

15653 Guwahati Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express runs from Guwahati every Wednesday reaching Jammu Tawi on the 3rd day.

15654 Jammu Tawi Guwahati Amarnath Express runs from Jammu Tawi every Friday reaching Guwahati on the 3rd day.

## References

- [https://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653](https://etrain.info/in?TRAIN=15653)

## External links

- ["Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/). indianrail.gov.in. Archived from [the original](http://www.indianrail.gov.in) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ["\[IRFCA\] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet."](https://www.irfca.org). irfca.org. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

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