Connecting Guwahati with New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, the Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train built with indigenously developed technology, would cover a distance of approximately 411 kilometres within a span of 5 hours and 30 minutes.
This will be the first Vande Bharat to be introduced in Uttarakhand. With world-class amenities, it will herald a new era of comfortable travel experiences, especially for tourists travelling to the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation, several railway projects worth more than Rs 8000 crore in Odisha via video conferencing today.
Addressing the launch of railway projects in Odisha, he said, "India's speed and progress can be seen whenever a Vande Bharat Train runs from one place to another. This pace can now be witnessed in the states of Odisha and West Bengal."
Posters praising Palakkad MP VK Sreekandan were pasted by Congress workers on the windows of a wagon of Vande Bharat Express when the train reached Shoranur junction in Palakkad, the police.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station on Tuesday.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday hailed the Centre's announcement of a Vande Bharat train for Kerala and said that he is looking forward to attending the flagging off of the same by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday said people of Kerala are thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for announcing Vande Bharat train service for Kerala.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Vishukaineettam" this year is the Vande Bharat train service for Kerala