Kanchanjungha 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
Termini	Sealdah (SDAH); Silchar (SCL)
Stops	31
Distance travelled	980 km (609 mi)
Average journey time	21h 25m
Service frequency	Tri-weekly
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

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Route and halts

Traction

Notes

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