Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
First service | 1 February 2016 |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
Route | |
Start | Sealdah (SDAH) |
Stops | 38 |
End | Silchar (SCL) |
Distance travelled | 1,359 km (844 mi) |
Service frequency | Tri-weekly [a] |
Train number(s) | 13175/13176 |
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 |
The Kanchanjunga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Silchar in India. It is currently being operated with 13175/13176 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis.[1][2][3][4]
It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim which is seen from New Jalpaiguri as previously when this train was introduced in the 1960s it was between Sealdah and New Jalpaiguri.
Service[]
The 13175/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 40 km/hr and covers 1359 km in 33h 55m. The 13176/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 41 km/hr and covers 1359 km in 32h 55m.
Timings[]
- 13175/Kanchanjunga Express leaves Sealdah on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 6:35 and reaches Silchar at 16:30 next day.
- 13176/Kanchanjunga Express leaves Silchar on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 and reaches Sealdah at 19:25 next day.
Route and halts[]
The important halts of the train are:
WEST BENGAL
- Sealdah (Kolkata)
- Dakshineswar railway station
- Barddhaman Junction
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Ahmadpur Junction railway station
- Sainthia Junction
- Rampurhat Junction
- Murarai railway station
- New Farakka Junction
- Malda Town
- Samsi railway station
- Dalkhola railway station
- Aluabari Road Junction railway station
- New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
- Dhupguri railway station
- Falakata Railway Station
- New Cooch Behar
- New Alipurduar
- Kamakhyaguri
JHARKHAND
BIHAR
ASSAM
- Gossaigaon Hat Railway Station
- Fakiragram Junction railway station
- Kokrajhar railway station
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Barpeta Road
- Rangiya Junction
- Kamakhya Junction
- Guwahati
- Lumding Junction
- New Haflong
- Badarpur Junction
- Silchar
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 a Barddhaman Loco Shed-based WDM-3A diesel locomotive from Sealdah to Malda Town. From Malda Town, train is hauled by a -based WDM-3A diesel locomotive uptil Guwahati and vice versa. From Guwahati, train is hauled by a twin -based WDG-3A diesel locomotive uptil Silchar, and vice versa. A banker is usually attached between Lumding Jn. and Badarpur Jn.
Rake sharing[]
The train shares its rake with 13173/13174 Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express.
Direction reversal[]
The train reverses its direction 2 times:
See also[]
- Agartala railway station
- Silchar railway station
- Sealdah–Agartala 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[]
- 25657/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info
- 25658/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info
- Transport in Kolkata
- Transport in Silchar
- Express trains in India
- Rail transport in West Bengal
- Rail transport in Jharkhand
- Rail transport in Bihar
- Rail transport in Assam
- Railway services introduced in 2016
- Named passenger trains of India
- Indian express train stubs