Sealdah - Sabroom Kanchanjunga Express is an Express train belonging to Eastern Railway zone that runs between (Kolkata) and (Tripura) in India via Barddhaman , Rampurhat , Malda Town , New Jalpaiguri , Guwahati. It is currently operated with 13173/13174 train numbers on a four-days-a-week basis. It previously ran between Sealdah and Agartala, and was later extended to run to Sabroom.
It is named after the Kangchenjunga peak of the Himalayan Mountains of Sikkim which is visible from New Jalpaiguri, as previously when this train was introduced in the 1960s it was between and New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri).
The important halts of the train are:
since the run still not use electrified locomotives, this train continue run with WDG-4D
On 17 June 2024, around 9:00 IST a goods train collided with Kanchanjunga Express from the rear end resulting in the derailment of three coaches. Ten people lost their lives in the incident while more than 60 people got injured. The cause of collision is currently under investigation.