Paharia Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | West Bengal & Bihar |
| First service | 5 October 2009 |
| Current operator(s) | North East Frontier Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Digha Flag Station (DGHA) |
| Stops | 13 |
| Distance travelled | 752 km |
| Average journey time | 16 hrs 15 mins |
| Service frequency | Weekly |
| Train number(s) | 15721/15722 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Composite (1A+3A) (1), AC 3rd (1), Sleeper (8), General (4) |
| Seating arrangements | Available |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Not available |
| Observation facilities | ICF coach |
| Baggage facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Broad gauge |
| Operating speed | Average – 46km/h |
The Paharia Express is an express train connecting Indian cities Siliguri and Digha. This is the first direct train service originating from New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) to Digha Flag Station. This train connects North and South of West Bengal touching Bihar and West Bengal state capital Kolkata. This train runs on the Kolkata–Siliguri route.
The meaning of word "Paharia" is The people of the hills.[1]
This train was inaugurated by the then Railway Minister India and now Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on 5 October 2009.[2]
Accommodations
This train comprises 1 Composite [1A+3A], 1 AC 3-Tiers, 8 Sleeper class, 4 Unreserved General Compartment & 2 Luggage/Parcel cum Brake van which is provided with the Guard's cabin. Total coach composition is 16.
Traction
WAP-4 Locomotive of Electric Loco Shed, Howrah powers the train from Digha to Howrah and WDP-4D/ WDP-4B/ WDP-4 Locomotive of "Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed". hauls the train from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri and vice versa.
Reverse
The train reverses at Howrah Junction
Time table
- 15721 Digha Flag Station–New Jalpaiguri Paharia Express (Saturday)[3]
| Station code | Halts | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGHA | Digha Flag Station | --:-- | 16:30 |
| KATI | Kanthi P Halt | 16:59 | 17:00 |
| TMZ | Tamluk | 18:34 | 18:35 |
| MCA | Mecheda | 19:22 | 19:23 |
| BZN | Bagnan | 19:39 | 19:40 |
| ULB | Uluberia | 19:54 | 19:55 |
| SRC | Santragachi Junction | 20:29 | 20:30 |
| HWH | Howrah Junction | 21:05 | 21:55 |
| BDC | Bandel Junction | 22:52 | 22:55 |
| KWAE | Katwa Junction | 00:33 | 00:35 |
| AZ | Azimganj Junction | 01:55 | 02:00 |
| MLDT | Malda Town | 04:00 | 04:10 |
| BOE | Barsoi Junction | 05:58 | 06:00 |
| KNE | Kishanganj | 06:50 | 06:52 |
| NJP | New Jalpaiguri | 08:45 | --:-- |
- 15722 New Jalpaiguri–Digha Flag Station Paharia Express (Friday)[4]
| Station Code | Halts | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJP | New Jalpaiguri | --:-- | 21:15 |
| KNE | Kishanganj | 22:21 | 22:23 |
| BOE | Barsoi Junction | 23:06 | 23:08 |
| MLDT | Malda Town | 00:55 | 01:05 |
| AZ | Azimganj Junction | 02:55 | 03:00 |
| KWAE | Katwa Junction | 04:13 | 04:15 |
| BDC | Bandel Junction | 06:08 | 06:10 |
| HWH | Howrah Junction | 07:20 | 07:50 |
| SRC | Santragachi Junction | 08:07 | 08:08 |
| ULB | Uluberia | 08:30 | 08:31 |
| BZN | Bagnan | 08:43 | 08:44 |
| MCA | Mecheda | 09:00 | 09:01 |
| TMZ | Tamluk | 09:42 | 09:43 |
| KATI | Kanthi P Halt | 10:44 | 10:45 |
| DGHA | Digha Flag Station | 12:55 | --:-- |
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
- 12377/78 Padatik Express
- 13149/50 Kanchan Kanya Express
- 15959/60 Kamrup Express
- 13175/76 Kanchanjungha Express
- 12345/46 Saraighat Express
- 12343/44 Darjeeling Mail
- 12518/19 Kolkata–Guwahati Garib Rath Express
- 12526/27 Dibrugarh–Kolkata Superfast Express
- 13141/42 Teesta Torsha Express
- 13147/58 Uttar Banga Express
- 12503/04 Bangalore Cantonment–Agartala 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
See also
- Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
- Tourism in West Bengal
- New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
- New Jalpaiguri–Sitamarhi Weekly Express
- New Jalpaiguri-Udaipur Superfast Express
- Kishanganj–Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express
- Digha railway station
References
- ^ Hodder, Jan (6 August 1987). Archaeology as a long-term history. CUP Archive. ISBN 9780521329231. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Candidates allowed to write RRB exams in mother tongue". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "15721 Time Table". Erail Info. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Paharia Express from New Jalpaiguri to Digha Flag stn". Wowsome. Retrieved 9 May 2013.