Kanchanjungha Express
Train in India
 Kanchanjungha Express train board. | |
| Overview | |
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| Service type | Express |
| Locale | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Assam and Tripura |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway zone |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sealdah Silchar Sabroom |
| Stops | 35/41 |
| Distance travelled | 1,360–1,552 km (845–964 mi) |
| Average journey time | 21 h 25 m |
| Service frequency | 13175-76Three days a week/13173-74 Four days a week. |
| Train number(s) | 13175/13176 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Chair Car, Unreserved (2S in Covid Period) |
| Seating arrangements | Available |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | ICF coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | Average 53 km/h |
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.[1][2]
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.[3] 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.[4][5]
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
- ^ Agartala the capital of Tripura gets direct train to Kolkat
- ^ KANCHANJUNGA EXPRESS EXTENDED UPTO AGARTALA ON 2 DAYS A WEEK
- ^ "Kanchanjunga Express accident toll rises to 15: A list of deadly train crashes". CNBC TV18. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Kanchanjunga Express accident was 'waiting to happen': Railway safety report". The Times of India. 16 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Kumar, S. Vijay (16 July 2024). "Kanchanjunga train crash: probe fixes responsibility at multiple levels". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
External links
- 13173/Kanchanjungha Express
- 13174/Kanchanjungha Express
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- Ministry of Railways
- Rail Bhavan
- Railway Board
organisations
- Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW)
- Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)
- Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
- Commission of Railway Safety (CRS)
- Container Corporation of India (CCI)
- Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)
- High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRI)
- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
- Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
- Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC)
- Ircon International (IRCON)
- Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC)
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
- National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
- Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC)
- Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)
- Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
- Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL)
- RailTel
- Railway Protection Force (RPF)
- Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB)
- Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
- Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO)
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- Banaras Locomotive Works
- BEML Limited
- Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- Bharat Wagon and Engineering
- Braithwaite & Co.
- Burn Standard Company
- Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
- Diesel Locomotive Factory
- Electric Locomotive Factory
- Integral Coach Factory
- Marathwada Rail Coach Factory
- Modern Coach Factory
- Patiala Locomotive Works
- Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala)
- Rail Coach Factory (Sonipat)
- Rail Wheel Factory
- Rail Wheel Plant
- Titagarh Wagons
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institutes
- Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN)
- Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRICEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE)
- Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET)
- Indian Railways Track Machine Training Centre (IRTMTC)
- National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR)
- National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)
- Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA)
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