The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express is an Indian Railways Vande Bharat Express train. It connects the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata, via Howrah railway station to the largest city in northern West Bengal, Silguri, via New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station. During the journey the train stops at Bolpur Shantiniketan, Malda Town, Barsoi Junction and Kishanganj.
Overview This train is being operated by Indian Railways, connecting Kolkata and Siliguri, West Bengal's two most important cities. The train service officially started from 1 January 2023 on New Year's Day from Howrah. However the inaugural service ran on 30 December from Howrah. This is the first Vande Bharat train service in Eastern India.
Service
The 22301/22302 Howrah Jn - New Jalpaiguri Jn Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Wednesdays, covering a distance of in a travel time of 7 hours with an average speed of . The service has 4 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is .
Schedule The schedule of this 22301/22302 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express is given below:- HWH - NJP - HWH Vande Bharat Express+22301 (Except Wednesday)Stations22302 (Except Wednesday)ArrivalDepartureArrivalDeparture -NIL-05:55Howrah Junction22:30 -NIL-07:2507:27Bolpur Shantiniketan20:0320:0510:2210:25Malda Town17:4517:4811:2811:30Barsoi Junction16:2816:3012:1512:17Kishanganj Junction15:4615:4813:30 -NIL-New Jalpaiguri Junction -NIL-14:55
Gallery Some of the pictures taken are given below:-
Incidents Three days after the inauguration of Vande Bharat express bound towards Howrah Jn in Howrah-New Jalpaiguri route at 2 January 2023 at around 17:30, some unidentified persons pelted stones allegedly at Kumarganj in Malda near Bihar. No casualties were reported. After the brief inspection by police in Howrah, it was reported that the door glass of C13 coach was shattered.
See also Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatimaan Express New Jalpaiguri–Howrah Shatabdi Express Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Howrah railway station New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
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