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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| name = Kanchanjungha Express<br />
| image = Kanchanjungha_Express.jpg<br />
| caption = Kanchanjungha Express train board.<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]<br />
| locale = [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Bihar]], [[Assam]] and [[Tripura]]<br />
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone]]<br />
| start = {{stnlnk|Sealdah}}<br />
| stops = 35/41<br />
| end = {{stnlnk|Silchar}}<br>{{stnlnk|Sabroom}}<br />
| distance = {{cvt|1360|-|1552|km}}<br />
| journeytime = 21&nbsp;h 25&nbsp;m<br />
| frequency = 13175-76Three days a week/13173-74 Four days a week.<br />
| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Chair Car, Unreserved (2S in Covid Period)<br />
| seating = Available<br />
| sleeping = Available<br />
| catering = Available<br />
| baggage = Available<br />
| stock = both [[LHB coach]] and [[ICF coach]]<br />
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}}<br />
| trainnumber = 13175/13176<br />
|url=<br />
|title=<br />
|accessdate=<br />
| speed = Average 53 km/h<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kanchanjungha Express''''' is an [[Express trains in India|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]]<br />
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The train runs between [[Sealdah]], [[Silchar]] and [[Sabroom]].<br />
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13175/76 runs triweekly from [[Silchar]], 13173/74 runs four times a week from [[Sabroom]]. [[Tatkal scheme]] is available in it.<ref>[http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=1043&did=14757543881916719F7BBA9E9399CA506DDCBF6FFF789.web107 Agartala the capital of Tripura gets direct train to Kolkat]</ref><ref>[http://www.er.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&id=0,4,268&dcd=959&did=14758426980916DD1C714C49DF24F637D9575FC31CE18.web107 KANCHANJUNGA EXPRESS EXTENDED UPTO AGARTALA ON 2 DAYS A WEEK]</ref><br />
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It is named after the [[Kangchenjunga]] peak of the [[Himalayas|Himalayan Mountains]] of [[Sikkim]].<br />
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== Route and halts ==<br />
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The important halts of the train are:<br />
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* '''{{stnlnk|Sealdah}}'''<br />
* {{stnlnk|Dakshineswar}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Barddhaman Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Bolpur Shantiniketan}}<br />
* [[Ahmadpur Junction railway station]]<br />
* {{stnlnk|Sainthia Junction}}<br />
* '''{{stnlnk|Rampurhat Junction}}'''<br />
* Murarai<br />
* Pakur<br />
* [[New Farakka Junction railway station|New Farakka Junction]]<br />
* {{stnlnk|Malda Town}}<br />
* Samsi<br />
* Azamnagar Road<br />
* [[Barsoi Junction railway station|Barsoi Junction]]<br />
* Dalkhola<br />
* [[Kishanganj|Kishanganj railway station]]<br />
* Aluabari Road Junction<br />
* '''[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]'''<br />
* [[Jalpaiguri Road railway station|Jalpaiguri Road]]<br />
* [[New Maynaguri railway station|New Maynaguri]] (Halts for [[Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjungha Express]])<br />
* Dhupguri<br />
* Falakata<br />
* {{stnlnk|New Cooch Behar}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|New Alipurduar}}<br />
* [[Kamakhyaguri Railway Station]]<br />
* {{stnlnk|Gossaigaon Hat}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Fakiragram Junction }}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kokrajhar}}<br />
* Basugaon (Halts for Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjungha Express)<br />
* {{stnlnk|New Bongaigaon Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Barpeta Road}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Rangiya Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Kamakhya Junction}}<br />
* '''{{stnlnk|Guwahati}}'''<br />
* [[Hojai railway station|Hojai]] (Halts for [[Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjungha Express]])<br />
* Lanka (Halts for [[Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjungha Express]])<br />
*{{stnlnk|Lumding Junction}} (Loco Reversal)<br />
*{{stnlnk|New Haflong}}<br />
*Bihara<br />
*{{stnlnk|Badarpur Junction}} (Loco Reversal for [[Sealdah-Silchar Kanchanjunga Express|Sealdah -Silchar Kanchanjunga Express]])<br />
*New Karimganj <br />
*Dharmanagar<br />
*Kumarghat<br />
*Ambassa<br />
*Agartala<br />
*Udaipur <br />
*Belonia<br />
*Jolaibari<br />
*'''{{stnlnk|Silchar}}'''/'''{{stnlnk|Sabroom}}'''<br />
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== Traction==<br />
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It is hauled by a Sealdah-based WAP-7, Howrah based WAP-7 or Howrah based WAP-4 from [[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah]] to [[Lumding]] and vice-versa. From Lumding to [[Silchar railway station|Silchar]]/[[Sabroom railway station|Sabroom]] it is hauled by twin [[WDP-4D]] or [[WDG-4D]] diesel locomotives of [[Siliguri]] shed. Also due to ghat section, banker locomotive are attached to it.<br />
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==Rake sharing==<br />
[[Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express]] shares its rake with [[Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express]].<br />
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== Accidents ==<br />
On 17 June 2024, [[2024 West Bengal train collision|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 derailed 3 rear carriages, 15 death and 30 injured.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Kanchanjunga Express accident toll rises to 15: A list of deadly train crashes|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/india/kanchanjunga-express-accident-toll-rises-to-15-a-list-of-deadly-train-crashes-19429486.htm|date=17 June 2024|access-date=17 June 2024|website=[[CNBC TV18]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-16 |title=Kanchanjunga Express accident was 'waiting to happen': Railway safety report |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/kanchanjunga-express-accident-was-waiting-to-happen-railway-safety-report/articleshow/111776833.cms |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. Vijay |date=2024-07-16 |title=Kanchanjunga train crash: probe fixes responsibility at multiple levels |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kanchanjunga-express-train-accident-probe-finds-lapses-at-multiple-levels/article68409474.ece |access-date=2024-07-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Guwahati railway station]]<br />
* [[Sealdah railway station]]<br />
* [[Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express]]<br />
* [[Sealdah–Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express]]<br />
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==Other trains on the Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri sector==<br />
* 22301/02 [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express]]<br />
* 12041/42 [[New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express]]<br />
* 22309/40 [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express]]<br />
* 12377/78 [[Padatik Express]]<br />
* 12344/45 [[Darjeeling Mail]]<br />
* 15959/60 [[Kamrup Express]]<br />
* 13175/76 Kanchanjunga Express/[[Sealdah–Agartala Kanchanjunga Express]]<br />
* 12345/46 [[Saraighat Express]]<br />
* 15722/23 [[Paharia Express|New Jalpaiguri–Digha Express]]<br />
* 12517/18 [[Kolkata – Guwahati Garib Rath Express]]<br />
* 12501/02 [[Kolkata – Agartala Garib Rath Express]]<br />
* 12526/27 [[Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express]]<br />
* 13141/42 [[Teesta Torsha Express]]<br />
* 13147/58 [[Uttar Banga Express]]<br />
* 12503/04 [[Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express]]<br />
* 13182/83 Silghat Town- Kolkata Express<br />
* 22511/12 [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express]]<br />
* 12526/27 [[Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express]]<br />
* 15644/45 [[Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)]]<br />
* 12364/65 [[Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express]]<br />
* 12509/10 [[Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express]]<br />
* 12507/08 [[Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express]]<br />
* 12514/15 [[Guwahati–Secunderabad Express]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links == <br />
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* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/911 13173/Kanchanjungha Express] <br />
* [https://indiarailinfo.com/train/912 13174/Kanchanjungha Express]<br />
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{{Railways in Eastern India}}<br />
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[[Category:Rail transport in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Guwahati]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]</div>
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