Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express
# Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express

The Kanchanjunga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah and Silchar in India. It is currently being operated with 13175/13176 train numbers on a tri-weekly basis.

It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim which is seen from New Jalpaiguri as previously when this train was introduced in the 1960s it was between Sealdah and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri).

## Service

The 13175/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 40 km/h and covers 1359 km in 33h 55m. The 13176/Kanchanjunga Express has an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 1359 km in 32h 55m.

## Timings

* 13175/Kanchanjunga Express leaves Sealdah on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 6:35 and reaches Silchar at 16:30 next day.
* 13176/Kanchanjunga Express leaves Silchar on every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 and reaches Sealdah at 19:25 next day.

## Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

WEST BENGAL

* Sealdah (Kolkata)
* Dakshineswar railway station
* Barddhaman Junction
* Bolpur Shantiniketan
* Ahmadpur Junction railway station
* Sainthia Junction
* Rampurhat Junction
* Murarai railway station
* New Farakka Junction
* Malda Town
* Samsi railway station
* Dalkhola railway station
* Aluabari Road Junction railway station
* New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
* Jalpaiguri Road railway station
* Dhupguri railway station
* Falakata Railway Station
* New Cooch Behar
* New Alipurduar
* Kamakhyaguri

JHARKHAND

* Pakur railway station

BIHAR

* Barsoi Junction railway station
* Kishanganj

ASSAM

* Gossaigaon Hat Railway Station
* Fakiragram Junction railway station
* Kokrajhar railway station
* New Bongaigaon Junction
* Barpeta Road
* Rangiya Junction
* Kamakhya Junction
* Guwahati
* Lumding Junction
* New Haflong
* Badarpur Junction
* Silchar

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

## Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 13173/13174 Sealdah–Agartala Kanchenjunga Express.

## Direction reversal

The train reverses its direction 2 times:

* Lumding Junction
* Badarpur Junction
