Sikkim Mahananda Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Locale | West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Delhi | ||||
| First service | 5 May 1989 | ||||
| Current operator | Northeast Frontier Railway | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Alipurduar (APDJ) Old Delhi (DLI) | ||||
| Stops | 52 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,666 km (1,035 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 35 hrs 15 mins | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number | 15483 / 15484 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Classes | AC First Class, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Below the seats | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||
| Operating speed | 47 km/h (29 mph) average including halts. | ||||
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The 15483 / 15484 Sikkim Mahananda Express is an express train connecting the cities of Delhi and Alipurduar. This is a direct train origination from Old Delhi to Alipurduar Junction. The train connects the Eastern and Northern regions, as well as parts of India in the Bihar & Uttar Pradesh areas.
The name of the train is derived from the Mahananda River, which runs through North Bengal, Eastern Bihar and Bangladesh.[1]
As the entire route is not electrified, the train runs with both an electric and diesel locomotive. Usually the train gets a WDP-4/WDP-4B from the Siliguri Diesel Loco Shed for the non-electrified territory and a WAP-4 electric locomotive in the electrified section.
On 16 February 2026, the Sikkim Mahananda Express was flagged off from Sivok railway station in Sevoke town[2]for the first time, marking the station’s first long-distance express service.
The extension is expected to improve direct rail connectivity between the Darjeeling–Dooars region of North Bengal and Delhi via Alipurduar.
History
The train when introduced used to run from Katihar Junction to Delhi as train number(s) 983/984. This train was later extended to New Jalpaiguri with train number(s) 4083/4084. Finally the train was extended to Alipurduar Junction.[3]
Route and halts
The important stops of this train are;
- Delhi Junction
- Ghaziabad Junction
- Aligarh Junction
- Tundla Junction
- Kanpur Central
- Prayagraj Junction
- Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
- Buxar
- Ara Junction
- Patna Junction
- Bakhtiyarpur Junction
- Mokama
- New Barauni Junction
- Begusarai
- Khagaria Junction
- Mansi Junction
- Naugachia
- Katihar Junction
- Azamnagar Road
- Barsoi Junction
- Dalkhola
- Kishanganj
- Aluabari Road Junction
- Thakurganj
- Galgalia
- Naxalbari
- Bagdogra
- Siliguri Junction (Loco reversal)
- Sivok
- New Mal Junction
- Nagrakata
- Binnaguri
- Dalgaon
- Hasimara
- Alipurduar Junction
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Old Delhi to Alipurduar Junction and vice versa.
Trivia
In a rare occurrence Sikkim Mahananda Express crosses the Mahananda River five times. The train is named after this river.
Train schedule
Train No.15484 leaves Delhi (DLI) at 07:35 AM and reach to the destined stop Alipurduar Junction (APDJ) at 08:20 PM on day after another. Train No.15483 leaves Alipurduar Junction (APDJ) at 10:30 AM and reach to the destined stop Delhi (DLI) at 09:45 PM on day after another. During the journey of approximately 38 hours the train goes via 56 stations before reaching its destination.[4]
Accommodations
This train comprises 1 first AC [2-Tiers+3-Tiers], 10 AC 3-Tiers, 4 Sleeper class, 2Unreserved General Compartment, 1 Pantry car & 1 Luggage/Parcel and engine generator car is provided with the Guards' cabin. Total coach composition is 24.
Incidents
- "Goons test guns on train kill Chief Ticket Inspector in Ghaziabad". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "Crowd torches Mahananda Express in Hathras". The Indian Express. October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
See also
References
- ^ "Mahananda River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Sikkim Mahananda Express: যোগাযোগে বিপ্লব রেলের! সেবক থেকে প্রথম চালু হল দূরপাল্লার ট্রেন সিকিম মহানন্দা এক্সপ্রেস". 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Old Train Number". IRFCA. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Mahananda Express/15483 Live Train Running Status".