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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
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{{Infobox rail service
{{Infobox rail service
| name = Uttar Banga Express
| name = ''Uttar Banga Express''
| image=  13147 Uttar Banga Express.jpg
| image=  13147 Uttar Banga Express.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
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| end = {{stnlnk|Bamanhat}} (BXT)
| end = {{stnlnk|Bamanhat}} (BXT)
| distance = {{convert|748|km|0|abbr=on}}
| distance = {{convert|748|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journey time = 15 hours 55 minutes as 13147, 16 hours as 13148
| journeytime = 15 hours 55 minutes as 13147, 16 hours as 13148
| frequency =  Daily
| frequency =  Daily
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
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| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|al=on|allk=on}}
| el =
| el =
| train number = 13147 / 13148
| trainnumber = 13147 / 13148
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}} including halts
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|50|km/h|0|abbr=on}} including halts
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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 in India.
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.
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.
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* '''[[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah (Kolkata)]]''' via
* '''[[Sealdah railway station|Sealdah (Kolkata)]]''' via
* {{stnlnk|Barddhaman Junction}}
* {{stnlnk|Barddhaman Junction}}
* [[Shantiniketan]]
* [[Guskara railway station]]
* [[Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station]]
* [[Ahmadpur Junction railway station]]
* {{stnlnk|Sainthia Junction}}
* {{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}}'''
* '''{{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)]]'''
* '''[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)]]'''
* {{stnlnk|New Cooch Behar}} to
*[[Dhupguri railway station]]
* [[Bamanhat]].
* [[Falakata Railway Station]]
* {{stnlnk|New Cooch Behar}}  
* [[Dewanhat Railway Station]]
* [[Dinhata Railway Station]] to
* [[Bamanhat railway station]].


==Traction==
==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]]
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==
==Timings==
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* 12041/42 [[New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express]]
* 12041/42 [[New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express]]
* 22309/40 [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express]]
* 22309/40 [[Howrah–New Jalpaiguri AC Express]]
* 12377/78 [[Padatik Express]]
* 13149/50 [[Kanchan Kanya Express|Sealdah Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express]]
* 12344/45 [[Darjeeling Mail]]
* 12377/78 [[Padatik Express|Sealdah New Alipurduar Padatik Superfast Express]]
* 15959/60 [[Kamrup Express]]
* 12344/45 [[Darjeeling Mail|Sealdah New Jalpaiguri Superfast Darjeeling Mail]]
* 13175/76 [[Kanchenjunga Express]]
* 15959/60 [[Kamrup Express|Dibrugarh Howrah Kamrup Express]]
* 12345/46 [[Saraighat 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]]
* 15722/23 [[Paharia Express|New Jalpaiguri-Digha Express]]
* 12518/19 [[Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express|Kolkata Garib Rath Express]]
* 12518/19 [[Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express|Kolkata Guwahati Garib Rath Express]]
* 12526/27 [[Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express]]
* 12526/27 [[Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express]]
* 13141/42 [[Teesta Torsha Express]]
* 13141/42 [[Teesta Torsha Express|Sealdah New Alipurduar Teesta Torsha Express]]
* 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
* 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
* 12503/04 [[Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express|Bangalore Humsafar Express]]
* 12503/04 [[Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala Humsafar Express|Bangalore Humsafar Express]]
* 13182/83 Silghat Town–Kolkata Express
* 13181/82 [[Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express]]
* 22511/12 [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express]]
* 22511/12 [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya Karmabhoomi Express]]
* 12526/27 [[Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express]]
* 12526/27 [[Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express]]