Sealdah - Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between (Kolkata) and (Tripura) in India via Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, Guwahati. It is currently operated with 13173/13174 train numbers on a four-days-a-week basis.Agartala the capital of Tripura gets direct train to KolkatKANCHANJUNGHA EXPRESS EXTENDED UPTO AGARTALA ON 4 DAYS A WEEK It previously ran between Sealdah and Agartala, and was later extended to run to Sabroom.
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 and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri).
Major halts The important halts of the train are:
Ahmadpur Junction railway station
New Farakka Junction
Barsoi Junction
Kishanganj railway station
New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) Jalpaiguri Road New Maynaguri
Kamakhyaguri Railway Station
Basugaon
Hojai Lanka (Loco Reversal) Maibang
Bihara
Karimganj
Belonia
Traction since the route fully electrified, this train continue run with WDG-4D and WAP-7
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.
See also
Agartala railway station Sealdah railway station Sealdah–Silchar Kanchenjunga Express Kanchenjunga Express
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 13125/13126 Kolkata–Sairang Express 13115/13116 Sealdah - Jalpaiguri Road Humsafar 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
References
External links
15659/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info 15660/Kanchanjunga Express India Rail Info