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Kanchanjunga Express
Kanchanjungha Express at Silchar railway station
Overview
Service typeMail/Express
StatusOperating
LocaleWest Bengal, Assam
Current operator(s)Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
TerminiSealdah (SDAH)
Silchar (SCL)
Stops31
Distance travelled980 km (609 mi)
Average journey time21h 25m
Service frequencyTri-weekly[a]
Train number(s)13175/13176
On-board services
Class(es)AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Rolling stockICF coaches
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speedAverage 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 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

  1. ^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

See also

Other trains on the Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri sector

References

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