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#Know Your Train#
~~~~Inaugurated on October 01 1974~~~~
*Brahmaputra Mail*
#Name: 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...
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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
#Regions: #Assam #Nagaland #West Bengal #Bihar #UP #Delhi(NCR)
#Zone : #NR(Northern Railway)

# Base: DLI Jn
#Rivers(Major): #Bramhaputra #Ganga #Yamuna
#Halts: Between DBRG to DLI 60 Halts
#Speed:Average moving speed is 47 km/h.
#Max Speed: Max Speed of 104 Km/h in Mokama Patna Saheb Section.
#Low Speed: Low Speed of 7 Km/h in Bongaigoan and New Bongaigoan Section.
# Languages: #Assamese, #Bengali, #Urdu, #Hindi
#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.
#Accidents:
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.
+Second was the Gaisal Rail Disaster, a head on collision between Avadh Assam Express and Brahmaputra Mail.