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1 Coaches  





2 Service  





3 Route & halts  





4 Traction  





5 Timings  





6 Coach composition  





7 Other trains on the KolkataNew Jalpaiguri sector  





8 References  





9 External links  














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Uttar Banga Express
Overview
Service typeExpress
First service15 April 2000; 24 years ago (2000-04-15)
Current operator(s)Eastern Railway
Route
TerminiSealdah (SDAH)
Bamanhat (BXT)
Stops18
Distance travelled748 km (465 mi)
Average journey time15 hours 55 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)13147 / 13148
On-board services
Class(es)AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsYes
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering,
E-catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stockLHB coach
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
50 km/h (31 mph) average including halts

The 13147 / 13148 Uttar Banga Express is a daily non-superfast train that runs between Sealdah & Bamanhat via Dakshineswar, Barddhaman, Bolpur, Rampurhat , Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, Jalpaiguri Road railway station, Falakata, New Cooch Behar & Dinhata. Uttar Banga Express was one of the two trains involved in the famous Sainthia train collisionatSainthia, 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[edit]

The 13147 / 48 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express presently has 1 H1 AC 1 tier, 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, 2 General Unreserved & 1 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[edit]

The 13147 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express covers the distance of 693 kilometres in 13 hours 50 mins (50.10 km/h (31 mph)) & in 13 hours 45 mins as 13148 Bamanhat–Sealdah Uttar Banga Express (49.80 km/h (31 mph)).

Earlier it was known as North Bengal Express.

Route & halts[edit]

The 13147 / 13148 Uttar Banga Express runs from

Traction[edit]

It is now hauled by a Sealdah-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Sealdah up to New Cooch Behar after which a Siliguri-based WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D diesel locomotive takes the train towards Bamanhat and vice versa.

Timings[edit]

Coach composition[edit]

The coach composition of train is;

Loco 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
GEN GEN SLR GEN GEN SE1 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 B1 A1 GEN GEN SLR

Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]


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