The Indian Railways has successfully conducted the trial run of Vande Bharat Express between Howrah (HWH) and New Jalpaiguri (NJP). The trial run was conducted on Monday from platform number 22 at the HWH station, a day after its arrival in the state from Chennai.
It will take around 7.5 hours to cover a distance of 600km. The train departed from Howrah at 05:55 am and reached the NJP at 01:45 pm. The Vande Bharat is going to be the second express train between HWH and NJP after the Shatabdi Express.
It took around 8 hours and 20 minutes for the Shatabdi Express to complete the journey from HWH to NJP.
