Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Locale | Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura and West Bengal |
First service | 1 February 2016 |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone and North-east Frontier Railway |
Route | |
Termini |
Sealdah (SDAH) Agartala (AGTL) |
Stops | 38 |
Distance travelled | 1,359 km (844 mi) |
Average journey time | 33h 55m |
Service frequency | Tri-weekly [a] |
Train number(s) | 13175/13176 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
Observation facilities | ICF coach |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 4 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts |
The Kanchanjungha Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Agartala in India. It is currently being operated with 13175/13176 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis. [1] [2] [3] [4]
It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim which is seen from New Jalpaiguri as previously when this train was introduced in the 1960s it was between Sealdah and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri).
Accident: On June 17, 2024 This train met with an accident with a goods train.
The 13175/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 1359 km in 33h 55m. The 13176/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1359 km in 32h 55m.
The important halts of the train are:
WEST BENGAL
JHARKHAND
BIHAR
ASSAM
This train also stopped at other stations between Silchar and Sealdah (Kolkata)
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 19 coaches:
Sealdah Silchar Kanchanjungha Express is hauled by WAP-7 or WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed of either Howrah or Sealdah- from Sealdah till Jagiroad. Then the train is hauled by Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4B till Silchar.A banker is usually attached between Lumding and Badarpur.
The train shares its rake with 13173/13174 SealdahâAgartala Kanchanjungha Express.
The train reverses its direction 2 times:
Overview | |
---|---|
Service type | Express |
Locale | Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura and West Bengal |
First service | 1 February 2016 |
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone and North-east Frontier Railway |
Route | |
Termini |
Sealdah (SDAH) Agartala (AGTL) |
Stops | 38 |
Distance travelled | 1,359 km (844 mi) |
Average journey time | 33h 55m |
Service frequency | Tri-weekly [a] |
Train number(s) | 13175/13176 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | No |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | On-board catering E-catering |
Observation facilities | ICF coach |
Entertainment facilities | No |
Baggage facilities | No |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | 4 |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Operating speed | 45 km/h (28 mph), including halts |
The Kanchanjungha Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Agartala in India. It is currently being operated with 13175/13176 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis. [1] [2] [3] [4]
It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim which is seen from New Jalpaiguri as previously when this train was introduced in the 1960s it was between Sealdah and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri).
Accident: On June 17, 2024 This train met with an accident with a goods train.
The 13175/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 1359 km in 33h 55m. The 13176/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1359 km in 32h 55m.
The important halts of the train are:
WEST BENGAL
JHARKHAND
BIHAR
ASSAM
This train also stopped at other stations between Silchar and Sealdah (Kolkata)
The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 19 coaches:
Sealdah Silchar Kanchanjungha Express is hauled by WAP-7 or WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed of either Howrah or Sealdah- from Sealdah till Jagiroad. Then the train is hauled by Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4B till Silchar.A banker is usually attached between Lumding and Badarpur.
The train shares its rake with 13173/13174 SealdahâAgartala Kanchanjungha Express.
The train reverses its direction 2 times: