Diesel section, chug chug MLDT WDM-3A and Kanchan Jungha Express!! What a treat!!
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Bang on time running 15658 Guwahati (GHY)- Sealdah (SDAH) KANCHAN JUNGHA Express with its customary 16284 MLDT WDM- 3A cruises past Aluabari Road on NFR's New Jalpaiguri- Barsoi stretch at a caution order. Due to a level crossing nearby closing at the last moment, the train was forced...
more... to slow down.
The train gets a MLDT WDM- 2A/ 3A between Guwahati and Malda Town, and then a BWN WDM- 3A between Malda Town and Sealdah. It is named after Mt. Kanchenjunga, which is the second tallest mountain in India, and third tallest overall. The top 3 are-
Mt. Everest, Nepal- 8848 m
Godwin Austen, K2, India- 8611 m
Mt. Kanchenjunga, India- 8598 m
The train uses the Sealdah- Burdwan- Bolpur Shantiniketan- Malda Town- New Jalpaiguri- Dhupguri- New Cooch Behar- New Alipurduar- New Bongaigaon- Rangiya- Kamakhya- Guwahati route of ER/ NFR.