Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off Northeast India’s first Vande Bharat Express train on May 29 at 12 pm via video-conferencing. This is the 17th Vande Bharat train in the country which will connect from Assam’s Guwahati to West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri.
Apart from Vande Bharat Express’ launch, PM Modi will also dedicate a 182 km route of the newly electrified section which will help provide pollution-free transportation with trains running at higher speeds and reduced running time of trains. He will also inaugurate a newly constructed DEMU/MEMU shed at Lumding in Assam which will be helpful for maintaining DEMU rakes operating in this region, leading to better operational feasibility, the government release said.