Uttar Banga Express

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{{Infobox rail service
| name = ''Uttar Banga Express''
| image= 13147 Uttar Banga Express.jpg
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| first = 15 April 2000
| last =
| operator = [[Eastern Railway zone|Eastern Railways]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Sealdah}} (SDAH)
| stops = 18
| end = {{stnlnk|Bamanhat}} (BXT)
| distance = {{convert|748|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 15 hours 55 minutes as 13147, 16 hours as 13148
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = No [[pantry car]] attached
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage = Below the seats
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Integral Coach Factory|ICF]] coaches
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el =
| trainnumber = 13147 / 13148
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}} including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The 13147 / 48 {{stnlnk|Sealdah}}–{{stnlnk|Bamanhat}} '''''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 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.

[[File:13147 Uttar Banga Express - Second Class coach.jpg|thumb|13147 Uttar Banga Express – Second Class coach]]

==Coaches==

The 13147 / 48 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express presently has 1 AC 2 tier, 1 AC 3 tier, 9 Sleeper class, 4 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 ({{convert|50.10|km/h|0|abbr=on}}) & in 13 hours 45 mins as 13148 Bamanhat–Sealdah Uttar Banga Express ({{convert|49.80|km/h|0|abbr=on}}).

Earlier it was known as North Bengal Express.

==Routeing==

The 13147 / 48 Sealdah–Bamanhat Uttar Banga Express runs from
* '''[[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah (Kolkata)]]''' via
* {{stnlnk|Barddhaman Junction}}
* [[Guskara railway station]]
* [[Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station]]
* [[Ahmadpur Junction railway station]]
* {{stnlnk|Sainthia Junction}}
* [[Rampurhat Junction railway station|Rampurhat Junction]]
* [[Nalhati Junction railway station]]
* [[Pakur railway station]]
* [[New Farakka Junction railway station|New Farakka Junction]]
* '''{{stnlnk|Malda Town}}'''
* [[Samsi railway station]]
* [[Kumedpur Junction railway station]]
* [[Barsoi Junction railway station]]
* [[Dalkhola railway station]]
* [[Kishanganj railway station]]
* [[Aluabari Road Junction railway station]]
* '''[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]'''
*[[Dhupguri railway station]]
* [[Falakata Railway Station]]
* {{stnlnk|New Cooch Behar}}
* [[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 railway station|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
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==Other trains on the Kolkata–New Jalpaiguri sector==
* 12041/42 [[New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express]]
* 22309/40 [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express]]
* 13149/50 [[Kanchan Kanya Express|Sealdah Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express]]
* 12377/78 [[Padatik Express|Sealdah New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express]]
* 12344/45 [[Darjeeling Mail|Sealdah New Jalpaiguri Superfast Darjeeling Mail]]
* 15959/60 [[Kamrup Express|Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express]]
* 13175/76 [[Kanchenjunga Express|Sealdah Silchar/Agartala Kanchanjunga Express]]
* 12345/46 [[Saraighat Express|Howrah Guwahati Saraighat Super-fast Express]]
* 15722/23 [[Paharia Express|New Jalpaiguri-Digha Express]]
* 12518/19 [[Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express|Kolkata Guwahati Garib Rath Express]]
* 12526/27 [[Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express]]
* 13141/42 [[Teesta Torsha Express|Sealdah New Alipurduar Teesta Torsha Express]]
* 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
* 12503/04 [[Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express|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]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

*{{cite web|url=http://railenquiry.in/fare/13148/NCB/SDAH/SL/Uttar-Banga-Express|title=UTTAR BANGA EXPRESS Fare in Sleeper/SL Class from New Cooch Behar/NCB to Kolkata Sealdah/SDAH|publisher=railenquiry.in|accessdate=2014-05-30}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBsjl_xFMyA|title=Arriving at New Jalpaiguri : Sealdah New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express – YouTube|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/uttarbanga-express-had-crossed-speed-limit-officials/article1-574688.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517130718/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/newdelhi/uttarbanga-express-had-crossed-speed-limit-officials/article1-574688.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 May 2014|title=Uttarbanga Express had crossed speed limit: Officials – Hindustan Times|publisher=hindustantimes.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttarbanga-driver-violated-red-signal-signal-incharge/article524913.ece|title=Uttarbanga driver violated red signal: Signal in-charge – The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indiamike.com/india-images/pictures/journey-begins-uttar-banga-express-wdm3a|title=Journey begins by Uttar Banga Express. WDM3A – India Travel Forum | IndiaMike.com|publisher=indiamike.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}
*{{cite web|url=http://echoofindia.com/coochbehar-abandoned-infant-found-sealdah-new-cooch-behar-uttarbanga-express-toilet-39741|title=COOCHBEHAR | Abandoned infant found in Sealdah–New Cooch Behar Uttarbanga Express toilet | The Echo of India|publisher=echoofindia.com|accessdate=2014-05-30}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in|title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry|publisher=indianrail.gov.in|accessdate=2014-04-05}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|access-date=2014-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|accessdate=2014-04-05}}

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