Paharia Express

{{Short description|Train in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}

{{Infobox rail service

| name = Paharia Express

| type = Express

| status =

| locale = West Bengal & Bihar

| first = {{start date and age|df=yes|2009|10|05}}

| last =

| operator = North East Frontier Railway

| start = New Jalpaiguri (NJP)

| stops = 15

| end = Digha (DGHA)

| distance = {{convert|779|km|0|abbr=on}}

| journeytime = 16 hours 15 minutes

| frequency = Weekly

| trainnumber = 15721 / 15722

| class = AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved

| seating = Yes

| sleeping = Yes

| autorack =

| catering = E-catering

| observation = Large windows

| baggage = Available

| otherfacilities = Below the seats

| stock = ICF coach

| gauge = Broad Gauge

| speed = {{convert|48|km/h|0|abbr=on}} average including halts.

| map =

}}

The 15721 / 15722 Paharia Express is an express train connecting Indian cities Siliguri and Digha. This is the first direct train service originating from New Jalpaiguri (Siliguri) to Digha. This train connects North and South of West Bengal touching Bihar and West Bengal state capital Kolkata. This train runs on the Kolkata–Siliguri route.

The meaning of word "Paharia" is The people of the hills.{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=3jU9AAAAIAAJ&dq=Paharia+meaning&pg=PA70 |title = Archaeology as a long-term history| isbn=9780521329231 |accessdate = 9 May 2013 | last1=Hodder | first1=Jan | date=6 August 1987 | publisher=CUP Archive }}

This train was inaugurated by the then Railway Minister India and now Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on 5 October 2009.{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article29380.ece?homepage=true |title = Candidates allowed to write RRB exams in mother tongue| work=The Hindu|accessdate = 5 October 2009 }}