Uttar Banga Express

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

Earlier it was known as North Bengal Express.

Route & halts
The 13147 / 13148 Uttar Banga Express runs from
 * Sealdah (Kolkata)
 * Barddhaman Junction
 * Guskara
 * Bolpur Shantiniketan
 * Ahmadpur Junction
 * Sainthia Junction
 * Rampurhat Junction
 * Nalhati
 * Pakur
 * New Farakka Junction
 * Malda Town
 * Samsi
 * Kumedpur
 * Barsoi
 * Dalkhola
 * Kishanganj
 * Aluabari Road
 * New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
 * Jalpaiguri Road
 * New Maynaguri
 * Dhupguri
 * Falakata
 * New Cooch Behar
 * Dewanhat
 * Dinhata
 * Bamanhat.

Traction
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

 * 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 train is;


 * 1 AC II Tier
 * 1 AC III Tier
 * 10 Sleeper coaches
 * 6 General Unreserved
 * 2 Seating cum Luggage rake/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