Vande Bharat train

Here is all you need to know about the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express, a virtually launched new-age train by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

After a one-hour stopover, the train will leave New Jalpaiguri at 2:30 pm and reach Howrah at 10 pm. It will have three stoppages at Barsoi, Malda, and Bolpur. The train will leave the Howrah station at 6 am and will reach the New Jalpaiguri station at 1:30 pm.

PM Modi flagged off West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express on Friday. The PM flagged off the Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri through ...

The PM flagged off the Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri through video conferencing. PM Modi flagged off West Bengal's first Vande Bharat Express on Friday. पीएम ने वीडियो कॉन्फ्रेंसिंग के जरिए हावड़ा को न्यू जलपाईगुड़ी से जोड़ने वाली वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस को हरी झंडी दिखाई। इस दौराब पश्चिम बंगाल की सीएम ममता बनर्जी, केंद्रीय रेल मंत्री अश्विनी वैष्णव और अन्य नेता हावड़ा में कार्यक्रम में मौजूद रहे.

The train, with an aerodynamic shape of the driver's cabin at the two ends, will connect Howrah and New Jalpaiguri six days a week.

After a one-hour stopover, it will leave New Jalpaiguri at 2.30pm and reach Howrah at 10pm. The train will leave Howrah station at 6am and reach New Jalpaiguri station at 1.30pm. The Vande Bharat Express will connect Howrah and New Jalpaiguri and run six days a week.

The 22301/22302 Howrah (HWH) - New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Vande Bharat Express train will complete its journey in 7.5 hours.

One can book Tatkal tickets from 10 am today. The tickets can be booked online or by visiting the Passenger Reservation System (PRS). [Vande Bharat ](https://www.financialexpress.com/about/vande-bharat/)Express will start its commercial run from January 01, 2023.

Modi was scheduled to visit Kolkata on Friday on a one-day tour but it was cancelled due to his mother's demise. Modi said Vande Bharat started its journey ...

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The event to flag off the first Vande Bharat Express in West Bengal wasn't devoid of controversies as CM Mamata Banerjee was greeted with “Jai Shri Ram” ...

[Ashwini Vaishnaw](https://indianexpress.com/article/india/cabinet-reshuffle-ashwini-vaishnaw-railways-it-7409846/) were among those present at the event. Work is going on for Metro routes of more than 1,000 km,” he said. In the last seven-eight years, Metro has expanded to more than two dozen cities. He said the Metro Rail system is an example of India’s speed and scale today. “In this 21st century, fast-paced development of Indian Railways is important for fast-paced development of India. In his speech, the PM said: “The land from where the call of Vande Mataram originated saw the flagging off of Vande Bharat today”.