Kanchenjunga Express

Kanchanjunga Express
	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

Kanchanjungha Express is a mail/express train of Indian Railways linking the states of West Bengal with Assam.

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:

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.

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[1] Runs two days in a week for every direction.

[2] Agartala the capital of Tripura gets direct train to Kolkat

[3] KANCHANJUNGA EXPRESS EXTENDED UPTO AGARTALA ON 2 DAYS A WEEK