Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express

Express train in India

Kanchanjunga Express

Overview

Service type

Express

Locale

West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura

First service

9 October 2016; 7 years ago (2016-10-09)

Current operator(s)

Eastern Railway zone

Route

Termini

Sealdah (SDAH)
Agartala (AGTL)

Stops

Distance travelled

1,551 km (964 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

Sleeping arrangements

Yes

Catering facilities

On-board catering
E-catering

Observation facilities

ICF coach

Entertainment facilities

Baggage facilities

Technical

Rolling stock

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

45 km/h (28 mph), including halts

Route map

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).

Service

The 13173/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 45 km/h and covers 1546 km in 35h 20m. The 13174/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 46 km/h and covers 1546 km in 35h 20m.

Timings

13173/Kanchanjunga Express departs Sealdah every Tuesday,Thursday,Friday and Sunday at 06:35 hrs and reaches Agartala at 17:55 hrs the next day.
13174/Kanchanjunga Express departs Agartala every Tuesday,Thursday,Saturday and Sunday at 08:05 hrs and reaches Sealdah at 19:25 hrs the next day.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

WEST BENGAL

JHARKHAND

Pakur

BIHAR

ASSAM

TRIPURA

Coach composition

The train has standard ICF rakes with a maximum speed of 110 km/h. The train consists of 19 coaches:

1 AC II Tier
5 AC III Tier
8 Sleeper coaches
4 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Sealdah Agartala Kanchanjunga Express is hauled by WAP-7 or WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah or Sealdah- from Sealdah till Jagiroad. Then the train is hauled by Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4B Locomotive from Jagiroad till Agartala. A banker is usually attached between Lumding and Badarpur.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 13175/13176 Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express.

Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

Accident

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]

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

^ Runs two days in a week for every direction.

References

^ Agartala the capital of Tripura gets direct train to Kolkat
^ KANCHANJUNGHA EXPRESS EXTENDED UPTO AGARTALA ON 4 DAYS A WEEK
^ "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

Railways in Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Other lines/sections

Interstate	Asansol–Gaya section Asansol–Patna section Asansol–Tatanagar–Kharagpur line Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines Barkakana–Son Nagar line Barsoi–New Farakka section Barsoi–Radhikapur branch line Dumka–Bhagalpur line Gaya–Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction section Hatia–Rourkela line Jasidih–Dumka–Rampurhat line Jharsuguda–Vizianagaram line Katihar–Siliguri line Kharagpur–Puri line Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section Kothavalasa–Kirandul line New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
Bihar	Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Barauni–Katihar section Barauni–Samastipur section Fatuha–Tilaiya line Gaya–Kiul line Mokama–Barauni section Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur line (via Hajipur, Raxaul and Sitamarhi) Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line Muzaffarpur–Sitamarhi section Muzaffarpur–Hajipur section Narkatiaganj–Bhikhna Thori branch line Neora–Daniyawan–Bihar Sharif–Sheikhpura line Patna–Gaya line Patna–Mughalsarai section Patna–Sonepur–Hajipur section Raxaul–Sagauli line Samastipur–Muzaffarpur section
Jharkhand	Barkakana–Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh line Barkakana–Muri–Chandil line Dhanbad–Chandrapura line Railways in Jharia Coalfield Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line Madhupur–Giridih–Koderma line Netaji S.C.Bose Gomoh–Hatia line
Odisha	Khurda Road–Bolangir line Cuttack–Sambalpur line
West Bengal	Ahmadpur–Katwa line Alipurduar–Bamanhat branch line Andal–Sainthia branch line Andal–Sitarampur loop line Bandel–Katwa line Bankura–Masagram line Bardhaman–Asansol section Bardhaman–Katwa line Barharwa–Azimganj–Katwa loop Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah–Barddhaman main line Howrah–Bardhaman chord Howrah–Kharagpur line Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar line Santragachi–Amta branch line Sealdah Main and North section Calcutta Chord link line Kolkata Circular Railway Sealdah–Bangaon line Sealdah–Ranaghat–Gede line Ranaghat–Krishnanagar City–Lalgola line Sealdah South section Sheoraphuli–Bishnupur branch line

Suburban
rail transport

Monorail

Defunct lines

Revived/ Under revival	Ahmedpur–Katwa Railway Bankura–Damodar Railway Barasat–Basirhat Light Railway Burdwan–Katwa Railway Bakhtiarpur–Bihar Light Railway Futwah–Islampur Light Railway
Inactive	Bengal Provincial Railway East Coast State Railway Kalighat Falta Railway Mayurbhanj State Railway Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Patna–Digha Ghat line Parlakimedi Light Railway

Zones & Divisions

Eastern	Asansol Howrah Malda Sealdah
East Central	Danapur Dhanbad Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Samastipur Sonpur
East Coast	Sambalpur Khurda Road Waltair
North Eastern	Varanasi
Northeast Frontier	Katihar Alipurduar
South Eastern	Adra Chakradharpur Kharagpur Ranchi

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Haldibari–Chilahati Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari New Gitaldaha–Mogalhat