Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually flagged off Northeast’s first and India’s 18th Vande Bharat Express connecting Guwahati to West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri.
Along with the semi-high speed train, PM Modi also dedicated New Bongaigaon–Dudhnoi–Mendipather and Guwahati–Chaparmukh electrified sections to the nation. He also inaugurated the new DEMU/MEMU (workshop for trains) shed at Lumding.
Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express:
