Kanchenjunga Express
Kanchanjungha Express is a Mail/Express train of Indian Railways linking the states of West Bengal with Assam.
 Kanchanjungha Express at Silchar railway station | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Mail/Express |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | West Bengal, Assam |
| Current operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway |
| Route | |
| Start | Sealdah (SDAH) |
| Stops | 31 |
| End | Silchar (SCL) |
| Distance travelled | 980 km (609 mi) |
| Average journey time | 21h 25m |
| Service frequency | Tri-weekly[lower-alpha 1] |
| Train number(s) | 13175/13176 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Available |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF coaches |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | Average 53 km/hr |
It runs between Sealdah and Silchar.
It runs triweekly from Silchar. Tatkal scheme is available in it.[1][2]
It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
Traction
From Sealdah to Malda Town it is hauled by a WAP-4-class electric locomotive of Howrah Junction shed. From Malda Town to Guwahati it is hauled by WDM-3D-class diesel locomotive of Malda shed. From Guwahati to Silchar it is hauled by twin WDP-4D-class diesel locomotive of Siliguri shed. Also due to ghat section, banker locomotive are attached to it. It shares its rakes with Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
Notes
- Runs two days in a week for every direction.
See also
Other trains on the Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri sector
- 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
- 22309/40 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
- 12377/78 Padatik Express
- 12344/45 Darjeeling Mail
- 15959/60 Kamrup Express
- 13175/76 Kanchenjunga Express
- 12345/46 Saraighat Express
- 15722/23 New Jalpaiguri–Digha Express
- 12518/19 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
- 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
- 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
- 12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
- 13182/83 Silghat Town- Kolkata Express
- 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
- 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 15644/45 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
- 12364/65 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
- 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
- 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
- 12514/15 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express
References
External links
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