Uttar Banga Express

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Uttar Banga Express
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Overview
Service type Express
StatusOperating
First service15 April 2000;25 years ago (2000-04-15)
Current operator(s) Eastern Railway
Route
Termini Sealdah (SDAH)
Bamanhat (BXT)
Stops25
Distance travelled748 km (465 mi)
Average journey time15 hours 55 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)13147 / 13148
On-board services
Class(es) AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock LHB coach
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
50 km/h (31 mph) average including halts

The 13147 / 13148 Uttar Banga Express is a daily non-superfast train that runs between Sealdah & Bamanhat via Barddhaman, Bolpur, Rampurhat, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri,Jalpaiguri Road railway station ,New Cooch Behar. Uttar Banga Express was one of the two trains involved in the famous Sainthia train collision at Sainthia, West Bengal.

Contents

It operates as train number 13147 from Sealdah to Bamanhat and as train number 13148 in the reverse direction, serving the state of West Bengal. Uttar Banga translates to North Bengal in Bengali language.

Coaches

The 13147 / 48 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express presently has 1 H1 AC 1 tier, 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, 2 General Unreserved & 1 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not have a pantry car.

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 13147 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express covers the distance of 693 kilometres in 13 hours 50 mins (50.10 km/h (31 mph)) & in 13 hours 45 mins as 13148 Bamanhat–Sealdah Uttar Banga Express (49.80 km/h (31 mph)).

Earlier it was known as North Bengal Express.

Route & halts

The 13147 / 13148 Uttar Banga Express runs from

Traction

It is now hauled by a Sealdah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive or Howrah-based WAP-4 electric locomotive from Sealdah up to New Cooch Behar after which a Siliguri-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive takes the train towards Bamanhat and vice versa.

Timings

Coach composition

The coach composition of train is;

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Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

References