AbhijitRay,Kolkata:The Ministry of Railways is going to give a new gift to the people of Bengal ahead of the Bengali New Year. If all goes well, the Prime Minister will launch the first Vande Bharat train in northeast India on April 14. The semi-high-speed train will run between New Jalpaiguri and Guwahati. At the same time, the metro service of Kolkata’s Kabi Subhash (New Garia) to Hemanta Mukherjee (Ruby) route will be inaugurated on the same day. Passenger services on this route will start on April 17.The first Vande Bharat train was launched in eastern India on December 30 last year. Narendra Modi was scheduled to inaugurate the train on the Howrah-New Jalpaiguri route. But the Prime minister’s visit to Kolkata was cancelled due to the death of his mother the night before. However, he inaugurated this train virtually on that day. He also inaugurated the Joka-Taratala Metro on the same day. He is. Chief Public Relations Officer Kaushik Mitra said the date of inauguration has not yet been announced by the Railway Board. However, we are ready to provide passenger service.According to sources, the prime minister will inaugurate the project from Assam on April 14. Railways has ordered all arrangements at New Jalpaiguri station. From April 10, the schedule of Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat train will be slightly changed. From that day onwards, the train will leave Howrah and reach Barsai station in Bihar at 11.38 am. At present, the train is entering the station at 11:50 pm. On the return route, the train will leave Jalpaiguri and enter Barsai at 4:33 pm.According to eastern railway sources, the speed of this train has been increased further for the overall development of rail trucks. As a result, Vande Bharat is entering The Barsai 10 to 12 minutes earlier. On the other hand, a proposal has been sent to the Railway Board to run Vande Bharat trains on four more routes from Kolkata. The country’s newest semi-high-speed trains can run from Bengal to Puri, Ranchi, Patna, and Varanasi routes.Arun Arora, general manager (GM) of Eastern Railway, said this at a press conference in Kolkata on Monday. However, he could not say for sure when it could be launched. On Saturday, the metro authorities announced the fare of the route from Dakshineswar to Ruby via Kabi Subhash. On January 30, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted an inspection for commercial travel clearance on the route.Many thought that the route would be opened in February. Then about two and a half months passed. This time the route is about to be launched by the Prime Minister.
