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Guwahati- NJP Vande Bharat Express: NE India to get first semi-high speed train likely this week | Watch Video
- Guwahati- NJP Vande Bharat Express: The train (Up-22227-Down-22228) will run between New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati six days in a week, covering around 410 km within 6 hours
Northeast India will soon get it's first Vande Bharat Express train running between New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati, said Sanjay Chilwarwar, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Katihar, Northeast Frontier on Saturday.
The 17th Vande Bharat Express will connect India's Northeastern state of Assam with West Bengal. This will also be the third Vande Bharat Express to operate in West Bengal after the NJP- Howrah Vande Bharat Express and the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express. The semi-high speed train on Sunday for the first time reached Guwahati during the trial run from New Jalpaiguri. The eight-coach train will have one executive coach as well.
The train (Up-22227-Down-22228) will run between New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati six days in a week, covering around 410 km within 6 hours. The train will depart from New Jalpaiguri in Siliguri and reach Assam's Guwahati, added the ADRM.
The Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express train will be tentatively inaugurated on 25th May by the Prime Minister through video conferencing according to Sanjay Chilwarwar, ADRM, Katihar Division, Northern Frontier Railway.
Earlier Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "PM Modi has set a target that Vande Bharat should reach almost all the states by June...Vande Metro is being designed for a distance of less than 100 km and for daily travel of passengers."
Vande Bharat Express trains now operational on 16 routes in India
New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express
New Delhi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (J&K) Vande Bharat Express
Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express
New Delhi - Amb Andaura Vande Bharat Express
Chennai-Mysuru Vande Bharat Express
Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express
Howrah - New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express
Mumbai- Solapur Vande Bharat Express
Mumbai- Shirdi Vande Bharat Express
Hazrat Nizamuddin- Rani Kamlapati station Vande Bharat Express
Secunderabad- Tirupati Vande Bharat Express
Chennai-Coimbatore Vande Bharat Express
Ajmer-Delhi Cantt Vande Bharat Express
Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Vande Bharat Express
Puri- Howrah Vande Bharat Express
Vande Bharat Express is an indigenously manufactured, semi-high speed and self-propelled train set. The train is equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities, providing passengers with a faster, more comfortable and more convenient travel experience. It was first known as Train 18 and was manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory(ICF) in Chennai.
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First Published:21 May 2023, 05:32 PM IST
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