Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express

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Kanchanjunga Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service9 October 2016; 5 years ago (2016-10-09)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway zone
Route
StartSealdah (SDAH)
Stops38
EndAgartala (AGTL)
Distance travelled1,554 km (966 mi)
Service frequency4 days a eeek [a]
Train number(s)13173/13174
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsNo
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering
E-catering
Observation facilitiesICF coaches
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesNo
Technical
Rolling stock4
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed45 km/h (28 mph), including halts
Route map
(Sealdah–Agartala) Kanchenjunga Express route map

The Kanchanjunga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah (Kolkata) and Agartala in India. It is currently operated with 13173/13174 train numbers on a four-days-a-week basis.[1][2]

It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim.

Service[]

The 13173/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 45 km/hr and covers 1554 km in 38h 25m. The 13174/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 1554 km in 38h 10m.

Timings[]

  • 13173/Kanchanjunga Express leaves Sealdah every Sunday and Thursday at 6:35 and reaches Agartala at 20:30 the next day.
  • 13174/Kanchanjunga Express departs Agartala at 5:15 every Saturday and Tuesday and reaches Sealdah next day at 19:25.

Route and halts[]

The important halts of the train are:

WEST BENGAL

  1. Sealdah (Kolkata)
  2. Dakshineswar
  3. Barddhaman Junction
  4. Bolpur Shantiniketan
  5. Ahmadpur Junction
  6. Sainthia Junction
  7. Rampurhat Junction
  8. Murarai
  9. New Farakka Junction
  10. Malda Town
  11. Samsi
  12. Azamnagar Road
  13. Dalkhola
  14. Aluabari Road Junction
  15. New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
  16. Jalpaiguri Road
  17. Dhupguri
  18. Falakata
  19. New Cooch Behar
  20. New Alipurduar
  21. Kamakhyaguri

JHARKHAND

  1. Pakur

BIHAR

  1. Barsoi Junction
  2. Kishanganj

ASSAM

  1. Gossaigaon Hat
  2. Fakiragram
  3. Kokrajhar
  4. New Bongaigaon Junction
  5. Barpeta Road
  6. Nalbari
  7. Rangiya Junction
  8. Kamakhya Junction
  9. Guwahati
  10. Lumding Junction
  11. New Haflong
  12. Badarpur Junction
  13. New Karimganj

TRIPURA

  1. Dharmanagar
  2. Ambassa
  3. Agartala

Coach composition[]

The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 19 coaches:

  • 1 AC II Tier
  • 3 AC III Tier
  • 8 Sleeper coaches
  • 5 General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction[]

Both trains are hauled by Sealdah-based WAP-7 or Howrah-based WAP-4 from Sealdah till New Cooch Behar Junction handing over to Siliguri Junction-based WDP-4B towards remaining of the journey till Agartala.

Rake sharing[]

The train shares its rake with 13175/13176 Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express.

Direction reversal[]

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

See also[]

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

References[]

  1. ^ Agartala the capital of Tripura gets direct train to Kolkat
  2. ^ KANCHANJUNGHA EXPRESS EXTENDED UPTO AGARTALA ON 4 DAYS A WEEK

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