The Paharia Express is an express train connecting Indian cities

Siliguri Siliguri, ) is a major tier-II city in West Bengal. It forms twin cities, "Twin Cities" with the neighboring district capital of Jalpaiguri. The city spans areas of the Darjeeling district, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri districts in the Indian sta ...

and

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. This is the first direct train service originating from New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) to Digha Flag Station. This train connects

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and

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touching

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and West Bengal state capital

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

. This train runs on the Kolkata–Siliguri route. The meaning of word "Paharia" is ''The people of the hills''. This train was inaugurated by the then Railway Minister India and now Chief Minister of West Bengal,

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on 5 October 2009.

Accommodations

This train comprises 1 Composite A+3A 1 AC 3-Tiers, 8 Sleeper class, 4 Unreserved General Compartment & 2 Luggage/Parcel cum Brake van which is provided with the Guard's cabin. Total coach composition is 16.

Traction

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Locomotive of

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powers the train from to and

WDP-4D The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi, ...

WDP-4B The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) of Varanasi, ...

WDP-4 The EMD GT46PAC or WDP4 is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by Electro-Motive Diesel, General Motors Electro-Motive Division and built by both GM-EMD and under license by Banaras Locomotive Wo ...

Locomotive of hauls the train from to and vice versa.

Reverse

The train reverses at

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Time Table

* 15721 Digha Flag Station–New Jalpaiguri Paharia Express (Saturday) * 15722 New Jalpaiguri–Digha Flag Station Paharia Express (Friday)

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

* 22301/02

Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express The 22301/22302 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri ''Vande Bharat Express'' is India's 7th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata with Siliguri, the largest city in northern West Bengal via Shantiniketan, Malda Town O ...

* 12041/42

New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri ''Shatabdi Express'' is a Shatabdi class train of Indian Railways connecting Kolkata and Siliguri, West Bengal's two most important cities. It is the second fastest train after Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat ...

* 22309/40

Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express The 22309 / 10 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express was a AC Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that ran between Howrah Junction (Kolkata) and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) in India that operated from Jul ...

* 12377/78

Padatik Express The 12377 / 12378 ''Padatik Superfast Express'' is a daily Superfast train which runs between Sealdah in West Bengal and in West Bengal via New Jalpaiguri Junction (Siliguri) in West Bengal. The train covers a distance of . The train belong ...

* 13149/50

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 ...

* 15959/60

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* 13175/76

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* 12345/46

Saraighat Express The 12345 /12346 ''Saraighat Express'' is a daily Superfast train which runs between Howrah, Kolkata (West Bengal) and (Assam), via in Siliguri, North Bengal. It is one of the premium trains that connects Kolkata to the north east, and is ...

* 12343/44

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* 12518/19

Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express The Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express is a bi-weekly Superfast Garib Rath Express, that runs between Guwahati (GHY) to Kolkata (KOAA, Chitpur), operated by NF Railway zone of Indian Railways. It falls into the category of Garib Rath-type tr ...

* 12526/27

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* 13141/42

Teesta Torsha Express The Teesta Torsha Express is a train in West Bengal, India which is named after two famous rivers River Teesta and River Torsha of North Bengal. One of the oldest trains between Kolkata & North Bengal, it runs between Sealdah (SDAH) & New Ali ...

* 13147/58

Uttar Banga Express The 13147 / 48 – ''Uttar Banga Express'' is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between Sealdah & Bamanhat via Siliguri in India. Uttar Banga Express was one of the two tra ...

* 12503/04

Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

* 13181/82

Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between and Silghat Town in India. It is currently being operated with 13181/13182 train numbers on a weekly basis. The train is named af ...

* 22511/12

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express The 22511 / 22512 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Junction Karmabhoomi Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways Northeast Frontier Zone that runs between (Mumbai, Maharashtra) and (Guwahati, Assam) in India. It op ...

* 12526/27

* 15644/45

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* 12364/65

Kolkata–Haldibari Intercity Express The 12363 / 64 Kolkata–Haldibari-Kolkata Intercity Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train of Indian Railways – Eastern Railway zone that runs between and via New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station, New Ja ...

* 12509/10

Guwahati–Bengaluru Cantt. Superfast Express Kaziranga Tri-weekly Superfast Express is a superfast express train belonging Northeast Frontier Railway zone that runs between Guwahati the capital of Assam and Bangalore the capital of Karnataka in India. It is currently being operated with ...

* 12507/08 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Superfast Express * 12514/15

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References

External links

Indian Railway Website

Paharia Express Forum at Indian Rail Info

Railway Fan Club IRFCA
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