Indian Railways to flag off first Vande Bharat sleeper train | Check features, fare and other details

Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said the new train would represent a significant milestone for the Indian Railways, its passengers and the nation as a whole.

West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday said the PM would flag off the train. This would significantly boost connectivity over the northern districts of West Bengal, he said, as per news agency PTI.

The Howrah-Guwahati sleeper Vande Bharat would connect key districts in the two states including Kamrup metropolitan and Bongaigaon in Assam and Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Maldah, Murshidabad, Purba Bardhaman, Hooghly, and Howrah in West Bengal.This train will run on the 958-kilometre Howrah-Kamakhya (Guwahati) route, railway officials said.The train would have a total of 16 coaches including 11 three-tier AC coaches, 4 two-tier AC coaches, and 1 first-class AC coach, with a total capacity of around 823 passengers.The Vande Bharat sleeper train will be decked up with newly designed bogies with new design parameters and suspension.