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West Bengal will get its first Vande Bharat Express on Howrah-New Jalpaiguri route. The express train will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30, informed a senior Eastern Railway official. The superfast train with modern passenger amenities will take around 7.5 hours on its run in both directions, Eastern Railway spokesperson Ekalabya Chakraborty said.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat Express service from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri on December 30,”he said.
Howrah-Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Timing, Route
- The first Vande Bharat Express service in the state will be run six days a week.
- The train will leave the Howrah station at 6 am to reach the New Jalpaiguri station at 1.30 pm,
- I will have a one-hour stopover.
- Then it will leave the north Bengal station at 2.30 pm and reach Howrah at 10 pm
- It will bring down travel time between Kolkata and Siliguri, the gateway to the Northeast considerably.
While this is a tentative time for the flag off schedule, a detailed list for routes, stations and timing is still awaited.
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