Uttar Banga Express

The 13147 / 48 – ''Uttar Banga Express'' is an 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 trains involved in the famous Sainthia train collision at Sainthia, West Bengal.

It operates as train number 13147 from Sealdah to Bamanhat and as train number 13148 in the reverse direction, serving the state of West Bengal. Uttar Banga translates to North Bengal in Bengali language.

Coaches

The 13147 / 48 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express presently has 1 HA1 AC 1/2 tier, 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 13147 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express covers the distance of 693 kilometres in 13 hours 50 mins () & in 13 hours 45 mins as 13148 Bamanhat–Sealdah Uttar Banga Express ().

Earlier it was known as North Bengal Express.

Routeing

The 13147 / 48 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express runs from
* Sealdah (Kolkata) via
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* Guskara railway station
* Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station
* Ahmadpur Junction railway station
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* Rampurhat Junction
* Nalhati Junction railway station
* Pakur railway station
* New Farakka Junction
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* Samsi railway station
* Kumedpur Junction railway station
* Barsoi Junction railway station
* Dalkhola railway station
* Kishanganj railway station
* Aluabari Road Junction railway station
* New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
* Jalpaiguri Road railway station
*Dhupguri railway station
* Falakata Railway Station
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* Dewanhat Railway Station
* Dinhata Railway Station to
* Bamanhat railway station.

Traction

It is now hauled by Electric Loco Shed, Howrah-based WAP-5/WAP-4 from Sealdah up to New Cooch Behar after which a Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4 takes the train towards Bamanhat

Timings

*13147 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express leaves Sealdah on a daily basis at 19:35 hrs IST and reaches Bamanhat at 11:30 hrs IST the next day.
*13148 Bamanhat–Sealdah Uttar Banga Express leaves Bamanhat on a daily basis at 13:15 hrs IST and reaches Sealdah at 05:15 hrs IST the next day.

Coach composition

The coach composition of the 15007 train is:

* 1 AC II Tier
* 1 AC III Tier
* 10 Sleeper coaches
* 6 General
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector

* 22301/02 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
* 12041/42 New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express
* 22309/40 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express
* 13149/50 Sealdah Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express
* 12377/78 Sealdah New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express
* 12344/45 Sealdah New Jalpaiguri Superfast Darjeeling Mail
* 15959/60 Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express
* 13175/76 Sealdah Silchar/Agartala Kanchanjunga Express
* 12345/46 Howrah Guwahati Saraighat Super-fast Express
* 15722/23 New Jalpaiguri-Digha Express
* 12518/19 Kolkata Guwahati Garib Rath Express
* 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
* 13141/42 Sealdah New Alipurduar Teesta Torsha Express
* 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
* 12503/04 Bangalore 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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Transport in Kolkata
Transport in Cooch Behar
Railway services introduced in 2000
Named passenger trains of India
Rail transport in West Bengal
Express trains in India