Northeast: Guwahati to NJP Vande Bharat Express Train Enters Assam, Trial Begins

GUWAHATI: The brand-new semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express which will run between New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati starts its trial on May 20, 2023. The train identified by its numbers Up-22227 and Down-22228 will cover 410 km within 6 hours.

According to the report, The Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express train is likely to be inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi which will run six days in a week.

Assam will be connected to West Bengal with the 17th Vande Bharat Express. After the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express and the NJP-Howrah Vande Bharat Express, this will be the third Vande Bharat Express to run in West Bengal. On a test run from New Jalpaiguri on Sunday, the semi-high-speed train arrived in Guwahati for the first time. One executive coach will be included in the eight-coach train.

Taking on twitter, the official Northeast Frontier Railway wrote, “#VandeBharatExpress the symbol of rail travel with Speed and latest amenities reached Guwahati railway station, the Gateway of the Northeast for the first time during a trial run conducted today from New Jalpaiguri.”

Here are the currently operational Vande Bharat Express Train routes:

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

An indigenously produced, semi-high-speed, self-propelled train set is called the Vande Bharat Express. Modern passenger amenities on board the train make for a speedier, more comfortable, and more convenient journey for passengers. It was initially produced at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai under the name Train 18.

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