The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express is an

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train. It connects the capital of

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, via

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to the largest city in northern West Bengal, Silguri, via

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. During the journey the train stops at Bolpur Shantiniketan , Malda Town and Barsoi Junction

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Overview

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, West Bengal's two most important cities. The train service officially started from 1 January 2023 on New Year's Day from Howrah. However the inaugural service ran on 30 December from Howrah. This is the first Vande Bharat train service in

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Service

The 22301/22302 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of (chargeable distance may be different) in a travel time of 7 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of , making it the fastest passenger train in Howrah - New Jalpaiguri section.

Gallery

Some of the pictures taken are given below:- File:Howrah New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express.jpg, New

train standing at Car shed in Howrah for maintenance File:Vande bharat Express.jpg, Vande Bharat Express arriving at Bolpur Shantiniketan and heading towards New Jalpaiguri Jn File:Interior of AC chair car of HWH-NJP Vande Bharat express.jpg, Interior of AC chair car of HWH-NJP Vande Bharat express File:New Jalpaiguri - Howrah Vande Bharat express standing at Jalpaiguri junction before its departure. It is also worth mentioning that the train had been changed from its old white and blue livery to the new saffron and black livery.jpg, NJP-HWH

. It's also worth mentioning that the train has been re-painted from its old white and blue livery to the new saffron and black livery. File:PM flags off Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing on December 30, 2022 (2).jpg, PM

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flagging off

connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing on December 30, 2022

Schedule

The schedule of this 22301/22302 Howrah–New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

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.

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References

{{Vande Bharat Express Vande Bharat Express trains Named passenger trains of India Higher-speed rail Express trains in India Transport in Jalpaiguri Transport in Howrah Rail transport in West Bengal Transport in Kolkata Trains from Howrah railway station