Updated On: 21 May, 2023 10:48 AM IST | Jalpaiguri | ANI
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Odisha`s first Vande Bharat train between Puri to Howrah via video conferencing.

Vande Bharat express train. File Pic
Northeast India will soon get it`s first Vande Bharat Express train running between New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati, said Sanjay Chilwarwar, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Katihar, Northeast Frontier on Saturday.
The train (Up-22227-Down-22228) will run between New Jalpaiguri to Guwahati six days in a week, covering around 410 km within 6 hours. The train will depart from New Jalpaiguri in Siliguri and reach Assam`s Guwahati, added the ADRM.