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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Express |
| Status | Operating |
| First service | 15 April 2000 |
| Current operator(s) | Eastern Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Sealdah (SDAH) Bamanhat (BXT) |
| Stops | 25 |
| Distance travelled | 748 km (465 mi) |
| Average journey time | 15 hours 55 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 13147 / 13148 |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC 1 tier, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
| Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering |
| Observation facilities | Large windows |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | LHB coach |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Operating speed | 130 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 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.