Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express

Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between Kolkata and Silghat Town in India via Rampurhat , Malda Town , New Jalpaiguri. It is currently being operated with 13181/13182 train numbers on a weekly basis.

Kolkata–Silghat Town
Kaziranga Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	West Bengal, Assam
First service	1 January 2019; 6 years ago (2019-01-01)
Current operator(s)	Eastern Railway zone
Route
Termini	Kolkata (KOAA) Silghat Town (SHTT)
Stops	15
Distance travelled	1,175 km (730 mi)
Average journey time	23h 55m
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	13181/13182
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering E-catering
Observation facilities	LHB coach
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	4
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	49 km/h (30 mph), including halts

The train is named after Kaziranga National Park of Assam, which is famous for the great one-horned rhinoceroses.

Route

• Kolkata
• Barddhaman Junction
• Bolpur Shantiniketan
• Rampurhat Junction
• Malda Town
• New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri)
• New Cooch Behar
• New Alipurduar
• Fakiragram
• New Bongaigaon
• Kamakhya
• Guwahati
• Jagiroad
• Chaparmukh
• Nagaon
• Jaklabandha
• Silghat Town

Locomotive

It is hauled by an Electric Loco Shed, Howrah-based WAP-7 from Kolkata to New Cooch Behar and then a Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri-based WDP-4D locomotive completes the journey from New Cooch Behar to Silghat Town for 13181 and vice versa for 13182.

Service

The 13181/Kolkata–Silghat Town Kaziranga Express has an average speed of 52 km/h and covers 1175 km in 22h 40m.^[1] The 13182/Silghat Town–Kolkata Kaziranga Express has an average speed of 53 km/h and covers 1175 km in 22h 05m.^[2]

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 13167/13168 Kolkata–Agra Cantonment Express.