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New Jalpaiguri Junction - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	West Bengal and Assam
First service	29 May 2023 (29 May 2023) (Inaugural run) 31 May 2023; 18 months ago (31 May 2023) (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	North East Frontier Railways (NFR)
Route
Termini	New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP) Guwahati (GHY)
Stops	5
Distance travelled	407 km (253 mi)
Average journey time	05 hrs 30 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	22227 / 22228
Line(s) used	New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi Infotainment System Electric outlets Reading light Seat Pockets Bottle Holder Tray Table
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	74 km/h (46 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	New Jalpaiguri Jn (NJP)
Route map Legend 22227 ↓ New Jalpaiguri Junction New Cooch Behar Junction New Alipurduar West Bengal Assam border Kokrajhar New Bongaigaon Junction Kamakhya Junction 22228 ↑ Guwahati

The 22227/22228 New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express is India's 18th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Siliguri in West Bengal with city of Guwahati in Assam, two most important cities of the northeastern part of India, via the cities of Coochbehar and Alipurduar in North Bengal and Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Kamkhya of Assam. It was inaugurated on 29 May 2023 and is the first Vande Bharat Express train serving the North East of India.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting New Jalpaiguri Jn, New Cooch Behar Jn, New Alipurduar, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon Jn, Kamakhya Jn and Guwahati. It is currently operated with train numbers 22227/22228 on 6 days a week basis. This train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 29 May 2023.

This train connects the largest city of North Bengal, Siliguri with the capital of Assam, Guwahati along with many major towns on the way. It forms a link between the two ethno-culturally similar regions of the country. This train also provides a solution to many business and leisure travellers as there was a longtime need for a daytime seater train on this route.

Rakes

It is the sixteenth 2nd Generation and the fourth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.

Service

The 22227/22228 New Jalpaiguri - Guwahati Vande Bharat Express train operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 407 km (253 mi) in a travel time of 5 hrs 30 mins with an average speed of 74 km/h (46 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 110 km/h (68 mph).

See also

• Vande Bharat Express
• Gatimaan Express
• Tejas Express
• New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station
• Guwahati railway station

Notes

1. Except Tuesdays

References

1. Chowdhury, Abhijit (10 April 2023). "পিছিয়ে গেল বাংলার দ্বিতীয় বন্দে ভারতের সূচনা দিনক্ষণ? মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর কথায় ধোঁয়াশা". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
2. Bureau, The Hindu (24 May 2023). "Uttarakhand and Northeast to receive a Vande Bharat each". The Hindu . Retrieved 25 May 2023. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
3. "New Jalpaiguri-Guwahati Vande Bharat Express commences its regular service from today – Know timings, stoppages, significance and other details". Financialexpress. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
4. "PM flags off northeast's first Vande Bharat Exp between Guwahati & NJP". The Times of India. 30 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
5. "Vande Bharat Express registers exceptional occupancy rates". MorungExpress. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
6. "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.

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Central Railway	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon☆ Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) ⇔ SMVT Bengaluru☆ SCSMT Kolhapur ⇔ Pune Jn.☆ Nagpur Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn.★
East Central Railway	Patna Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Ranchi Jn.☆ Patna Jn. ⇔ Gomti Nagar (Lucknow)☆
East Coast Railway	Visakhapatnam Jn. ⇔ Secunderabad Jn. Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Bhubaneswar ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Gaya Jn. Howrah Jn. ⇔ Bhagalpur Jn.☆
North Central Railway	Agra Cantonment ⇔ Banaras☆
North Eastern Railway	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Prayagraj (Allahabad) Jn☆ Lucknow Jn ⇔ Dehradun Terminal☆
Northeast Frontier Railway	New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Guwahati☆ New Jalpaiguri Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
Northern Railway	Amritsar Jn. ⇔ Delhi Jn.☆ Anand Vihar Terminal ⇔ Ayodhya Cantonment Jn.☆ New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal☆ New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn.★ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ New Delhi★ SMVD Katra ⇔ New Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin ⇔ Khajuraho Jn.☆ Meerut City Jn. ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh☆ Varanasi Jn. ⇔ Deoghar Jn.☆
North Western Railway	Ajmer Jn. ⇔ Chandigarh Jn. Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad)☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn.☆ Udaipur City ⇔ Agra Cantonment☆
South Central Railway	Jalna ⇔ Mumbai CSMT☆ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn.☆ Secunderabad Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.☆
South East Central Railway	Bilaspur Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.☆ Durg Jn. ⇔ Visakhapatnam Jn.
South Eastern Railway	Howrah Jn. ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Howrah Jn.☆ Ranchi Jn. ⇔ Varanasi Jn.☆ Howrah Jn. ⇔ Rourkela Jn.☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Brahmapur☆ Tatanagar Jn. ⇔ Patna Jn.☆
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Southern Railway	Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn.☆ Coimbatore Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment☆ Mangaluru Central ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Alappuzha)☆ Kasaragod ⇔ Thiruvananthapuram Central (via Kottayam) Mangaluru Central ⇔ Madgaon Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn.☆ MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn. MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn.☆ Chennai Egmore ⇔ Nagercoil Jn. Madurai Jn. ⇔ Bengaluru Cantonment☆
West Central Railway	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa☆
Western Railway	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn. ⇔ Nagpur Jn.☆ Ahmedabad ⇔ Okha☆ Ahmedabad Jn. ⇔ Mumbai Central
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