PM Modi Virtually Flags Off Bengal's 1st Vande Bharat Train. Route Detail Here
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The Vande Bharat train, which covers a distance of 564 km in 7.45 hours, will save three hours of travel time compared to other trains on the route, officials said. It will have three stoppages at Barsoi, Malda and Bolpur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today virtually flagged off the Vande Bharat express connecting Bengal's Howrah and New Jalpaiguri in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Also present on the occasion were Governor CV Ananda Bose and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
The Vande Bharat Express will connect Howrah and New Jalpaiguri, the gateway to the northeast.
The blue-and-white train, which covers a distance of 564 km in 7.45 hours, will save three hours of travel time compared to other trains on the route, officials said. It will have three stoppages at Barsoi, Malda and Bolpur.
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