Kanchan Kanya Express

The 13149 / 50 ''Kanchan Kanya Express'' is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that connects the cities of Kolkata and Alipurduar via Siliguri. It runs between & in Indian state of West Bengal. This train runs through the beautiful Dooars region of West Bengal between Siliguri Junction and Alipurduar which includes Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Sevoke Railway Bridge, River Teesta, River Jaldhaka, River Torsha, Dooars-Terai tea gardens, Gorumara National Park, Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jaldapara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary etc.

It operates as train number 13149 from Sealdah to Alipurduar Junction and as train number 13150 in the reverse direction, serving the state of West Bengal.

Coaches

The 13149 / 50 Sealdah–Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express presently has 1 AC 1 tier (HA1), 1 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 3 General Unreserved & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches. It does not have a pantry car.

As is customary with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 13149 Sealdah–Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express covers the distance of 735 kilometres in 15 hours 40 mins (46.91 km/hr) & in 15 hours 30 mins as 13150 Alipurduar–Sealdah Kanchan Kanya Express (47.42 km/hr).

Schedule

13149/50 runs daily for both the sides.

Routeing

The 13149 / 50 Sealdah–Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express runs from
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# Rampurhat Junction
# Pakur railway station
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# Banarhat Railway Station
# Binnaguri Junction
# Dalgaon Railway Station
# Hasimara Railway Station
# Hamiltonganj Railway Station to
# Alipurduar Junction.

Traction

As large parts of the route are yet to be electrified, a or -based WAP 7 or WAP 4 powers the train from to . Further Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri based locomotive WDP4D powers the train from to .

Timings

*13149 Sealdah–Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express leaves Sealdah on a daily basis at 20:35 hrs IST and reaches Alipurduar Junction at 12:35 hrs IST the next day.
*13150 Alipurduar–Sealdah Kanchan Kanya Express leaves Alipurduar Junction on a daily basis at 15:15 hrs IST and reaches Sealdah at 08:20 hrs IST the next day.

Loco Reversal

This train reverses direction at .

Incidents

On 5 June 2021 a minor fire broke out in air conditioned coach of Sealdah-Alipurdiar up Kanchan Kanya Express near Siliguri Junction. It was later examined and extinguished by officials and the train continued its journey towards New Malbazar and Doars.

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

* 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
* 22309/40 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
* 12377/78 Padatik Express
* 12344/45 Darjeeling Mail
* 15959/60 Kamrup Express
* 13175/76 Sealdah–Silchar Kanchanjunga Express
* 12345/46 Saraighat Express
* 15722/23 Paharia Express
* 12518/19 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
* 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
* 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
* 13147/58 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
* 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
* 15644/45 Puri–Kamakhya Weekly Express (via Howrah)
* 12364/65 Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express
* 12509/10 Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express
* 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express
* 12514/15 Guwahati–Secunderabad Express

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanchan Kanya Express
Transport in Alipurduar
Transport in Kolkata
Railway services introduced in 2000
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in West Bengal
Express trains in India
Alipurduar railway division