Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
First service | 9 October 2016 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Sealdah (SDAH) | ||||
Stops | 38 | ||||
End | Agartala (AGTL) | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,554 km (966 mi) | ||||
Service frequency | 4 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 arrangements | No | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering | ||||
Observation facilities | ICF coaches | ||||
Entertainment facilities | No | ||||
Baggage facilities | No | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | 4 | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts | ||||
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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
- Sealdah (Kolkata)
- Dakshineswar
- Barddhaman Junction
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Ahmadpur Junction
- Sainthia Junction
- Rampurhat Junction
- Murarai
- New Farakka Junction
- Malda Town
- Samsi
- Azamnagar Road
- Dalkhola
- Aluabari Road Junction
- New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
- Jalpaiguri Road
- Dhupguri
- Falakata
- New Cooch Behar
- New Alipurduar
- Kamakhyaguri
JHARKHAND
BIHAR
ASSAM
- Gossaigaon Hat
- Fakiragram
- Kokrajhar
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Barpeta Road
- Nalbari
- Rangiya Junction
- Kamakhya Junction
- Guwahati
- Lumding Junction
- New Haflong
- Badarpur Junction
- New Karimganj
TRIPURA
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[]
- Agartala railway station
- Sealdah railway station
- Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
- Kanchenjunga Express
Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector[]
- 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
- 22309/10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
- 12377/78 Padatik Express
- 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail
- 15959/60 Kamrup Express
- 13175/76 Kanchanjungha Express/Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express
- 12345/46 Saraighat Express
- 15721/22 New Jalpaiguri–Digha Express
- 12517/18 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
- 12525/26 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
- 13147/48 Uttar Banga Express
- 12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
- 13181/82 Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express
- 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
- 15643/44 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
- 12363/64 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
- 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- 12513/14 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express
Notes[]
- ^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.
References[]
External links[]
- 15659/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info
- 15660/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info
- Transport in Kolkata
- Transport in Agartala
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Rail transport in Jharkhand
- Rail transport in Bihar
- Rail transport in Assam
- Rail transport in Tripura
- Railway services introduced in 2016
- Named passenger trains of India
- Indian express train stubs