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 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.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Odisha’s first Vande Bharat train between Puri to Howrah via video conferencing.
