Overview | |||||
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Service type | Express | ||||
Locale | West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura | ||||
First service | 9 October 2016 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Sealdah (SDAH) Agartala (AGTL) | ||||
Stops | 39 | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,551 km (964 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 35h 20m | ||||
Service frequency | 4 days a week [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
Train number(s) | 13173/13174 | ||||
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 coaches | ||||
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 | ||||
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The Kanchanjunga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah (Kolkata) and Agartala in India. It is currently operated with 13173/13174 train numbers on a four-days-a-week basis. [1] [2]
It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim which is visible from New Jalpaiguri, as previously when this train was introduced in the 1960s it was between Sealdah and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri).
The 13173/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 45 km/hr and covers 1546 km in 35h 20m. The 13174/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 46 km/hr and covers 1546 km in 35h 20m.
The important halts of the train are:
WEST BENGAL
JHARKHAND
BIHAR
ASSAM
TRIPURA
The train has standard ICF rakes with a max speed of 110 kmph. The train consists of 19 coaches:
Sealdah Agartala Kanchanjunga Express is hauled by WAP-7 or WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah- from Sealdah till New Cooch Behar. Than the train is hauled by Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4B Locomotive from New Cooch Behar till Agartala. A banker is usually attached between Lumding and Badarpur.
The train shares its rake with 13175/13176 Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express.
The train reverses its direction 2 times:
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