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Kanchanjungha Express is an Express train of Indian Railways linking the states of West Bengal with Assam and Tripura. There are two Kanchanjungha Express they are 13175/76 Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjungha Express and 13173/74 Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express
The train runs between Sealdah, Silchar and Sabroom.
13175/76 runs triweekly from Silchar, 13173/74 runs four times a week from Sabroom. Tatkal scheme is available in it.
It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim.




Route and halts


The important halts of the train are:

Sealdah
Dakshineswar
Barddhaman Junction
Bolpur Shantiniketan
Sainthia Junction
Rampurhat Junction
Malda Town
New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
New Cooch Behar
New Alipurduar
Kamakhyaguri Railway Station
Gossaigaon Hat
Fakiragram Junction
Kokrajhar
New Bongaigaon Junction
Barpeta Road
Rangiya Junction
Kamakhya Junction
Guwahati
Lumding
New Haflong
Badarpur Junction
Silchar/Sabroom




Traction


It is hauled by a Sealdah-based WAP-7 or Howrah based WAP-4 from Sealdah to Jagiroad and vice-versa. 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.




Rake sharing


Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express shares its rake with Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express.




Accidents


On 17 June 2024, Kanchanjungha Express was involved in an accident near New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal. It was reported that the train was hit behind by Freight train resulting of 15 death and 30 injured. As per the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), the accident was because of multiple lapses in train operations management in automatic signal zones and "inadequate counselling" of loco pilots and station masters.




See also


Guwahati railway station
Sealdah railway station
Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express




Other trains on the Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri sector


22301/02 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
22309/40 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
12377/78 Padatik Express
12344/45 Darjeeling Mail
15959/60 Kamrup Express
13175/76 Kanchanjunga Express/Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express
12345/46 Saraighat Express
15722/23 New Jalpaiguri–Digha Express
12518/19 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
13182/83 Silghat Town- Kolkata Express
22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
15644/45 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
12364/65 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
12514/15 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express




References






External links


13173/Kanchanjungha Express
13174/Kanchanjungha Express

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• Kanchanjungha Express
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• Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express
• 2024 West Bengal train collision
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• Guwahati railway station
• Kangchenjunga (disambiguation)
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