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 | Standard Indian Railway 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 Kanchanjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains.
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
- Sealdah
- Dakhshineswar
- Barddhaman Junction
- Bolpur Shantiniketan
- Sainthia Junction
- Rampurhat Junction
- Malda Town
- New Jalpaiguri Junction
- New Cooch Behar
- New Alipurduar
- New Bongaigaon Junction
- Barpeta Road
- Rangiya Junction
- Kamakhya Junction
- Guwahati
- Lumding
- New Haflong
- Badarpur
- Silchar
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
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See also
- Guwahati railway station
- Sealdah railway station
- Sealdah - Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
- Sealdah - Agartala Kanchenjunga Express
References
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