Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjungha Express

Kanchanjunga Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura
First service	9 October 2016;8 years ago (2016-10-09)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Sealdah (SDAH) Sabroom (SBRM)
Stops	41
Distance travelled	1,664.9 km (1,035 mi)
Average journey time	35h 20m
Service frequency	4 days a week [a]
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 coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	4
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	45 km/h (28 mph), including halts
Route map

Sealdah - Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah (Kolkata) and Sabroom (Tripura ) in India via Barddhaman , Rampurhat , Malda Town , New Jalpaiguri , Guwahati. 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).

Accident

Main article: 2024 West Bengal train collision

On 17 June 2024, around 9:00 IST a goods train collided with Kanchanjunga Express from the rear end resulting in the derailment of three coaches. Ten people lost their lives in the incident while more than 60 people got injured. The cause of collision is currently under investigation. ^[3]

See also

• Agartala railway station
• Sealdah railway station
• Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express
• Kanchenjunga Express

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

• 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
• 22309/10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
• 12377/78 Padatik Express
• 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail
• 15959/60 Kamrup Express
• 13175/76 Kanchanjungha Express/Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express
• 12345/46 Saraighat Express
• 15721/22 New Jalpaiguri–Digha Express
• 12517/18 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
• 12525/26 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
• 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
• 13147/48 Uttar Banga Express
• 12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express
• 13181/82 Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express
• 22511/12 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express
• 15643/44 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
• 12363/64 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
• 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
• 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
• 12513/14 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express

Notes

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

References

1. Agartala the capital of Tripura gets direct train to Kolkat
2. KANCHANJUNGHA EXPRESS EXTENDED UPTO AGARTALA ON 4 DAYS A WEEK
3. "Kanchanjunga Express Train Accident Live Updates: Death toll reaches 10, six year old succumbs to injuries". The Indian Express. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

External links

• 15659/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info
• 15660/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info