Kanchenjunga Express

This article is about the train line. For the 2012 film, see Kanchenjunga Express (film).
Kanchenjunga Express

Kanchenjunga Express at Silchar railway station
Overview
Service type Mail/Express
Status Operating
Locale West Bengal, Bihar, Assam
Current operator(s) Northeast Frontier Railway
Route
Start Sealdah
Stops 34
End Guwahati / Silchar
Distance travelled 1350 km
Average journey time 33 hours 40 minutes
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 15657 / 15658, 25657/25658
On-board services
Class(es) AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Pantry car, Unreserved
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Rolling stock Standard Indian Railway coaches
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed Average - 40 km/hr

Kanchenjunga Express is an important mail/express type train of Indian Railways linking state of West Bengal with Assam. Previously it used to run between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri, but was later extended up to Guwahati Junction. Now it runs between Sealdah (Kolkata) and Guwahati. It is now extended up to Silchar from first week of February, 2016. It runs triweekly from Silchar. It is equally important among tourists and pilgrims.This train is very Important in this route after Saraighat Express. Pantry car and Tatkal scheme is available in it. Throughout its journey it is hauled by WDM 3A class diesel locomotive of Malda Town shed.

It is named after the Kanchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains.

Important Halts

  1. Sealdah
  2. Dakshineswar
  3. Barddhaman Junction
  4. Bolpur
  5. Rampurhat
  6. Pakur
  7. Malda Town
  8. Kishanganj
  9. New Jalpaiguri
  10. Jalpaiguri-Road railway station
  11. New Cooch Behar railway station
  12. New Alipurduar railway station
  13. New Bongaigaon railway station
  14. Rangiya Junction
  15. Kamakhya
  16. Guwahati Junction
  17. Lumding railway station
  18. New Haflong Station
  19. Badarpur railway station
  20. Silchar railway station

Timings

References

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