Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express
Vande Bharat Express train route in India
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The 22301/22302 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express is India's 7th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata with Siliguri, the largest city in northern West Bengal via Shantiniketan, Malda Town. [2]
Overview
This train is being operated by Indian Railways, connecting Kolkata and Siliguri, West Bengal's two most important cities.[3] The train service officially started from 1 January 2023 on New Year's Day from Howrah.[4][1] However the inaugural service ran on 30 December from Howrah. This is the first Vande Bharat train service in Eastern India.[5][6][7]
Rakes
It is the fifth 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.[citation needed]
Service
The 22301/22302 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 561 km (349 mi) (chargeable distance may be different) in a travel time of 7 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of 75 km/h (47 mph), making it the fastest passenger train in Howrah - New Jalpaiguri section.[8][9][10][11]
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.[12]
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
Notes
- ^ Except Wednesdays
References
- ^ a b "৩০ ডিসেম্বরেই বন্দে ভারত! চলবে হাওড়া-এনজেপি রুটে, তোড়জোড় শুরু পূর্ব রেলের" (in Bengali). www.anandabazar.com. Anandabazar. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express ticket price, route". News9live. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "বিদ্যুৎ গতি! শতাব্দীর থেকে কত কম সময় লাগবে হাওড়া-NJP বন্দে ভারত এক্সপ্রেসে?". bangla.hindustantimes.com (in Bengali). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "PM Modi slated to flag off Howrah-NJP Vande Bharat Express on Dec 30". infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "First Vande Bharat in East India from New Jalpaiguri to Howrah". www.thestatesman.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Eastern India's First Vande Bharat Train: Flag-Off By PM Likely On Dec 30". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "22301/22302 Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express Tatkal booking begins; Check ticket price, seats, distance and other details". Financialexpress. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Vande Bharat Express Howrah to NJP West Bengal Eastern Railway Howrah Station". Kolkata TV. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Bhandari, Shashwat (22 December 2022). "Bengal's first Vande Bharat train soon, PM Modi likely to flag off Howrah-NJP new train on Dec 30". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "PM Modi virtually flags off Howrah-NJP Vande Bharat express". The Hindu. 30 December 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Dash, Dipak K. (22 December 2022). "Eighth Vande Bharat train to run between Kolkata & Jalpaiguri | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Bengal: Stones pelted at Howrah-bound Vande Bharat Express train 4 days after launch". India Today. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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Vande Bharat Express 
- Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon^
- Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi
- Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur
- Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru^
- Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.^
- Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.^
- Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)^
- Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn.
- Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn^
- Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal^
- Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn.^
- Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)^
- Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.^
- Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.^
- Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment^
- Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Alappuzha)^
- Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Kottayam)
- Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.^
- MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.^
- MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn.
- MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.^
- Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn.^
- Madurai Jn. ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru^
- Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin
- Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa^
^ indicates 8 coach trainset (standard: 16 coach trainset)
