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Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition soon emblem disconnected India's archetypal Vande Bharat Sleeper Train betwixt Kolkata and Guwahati, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said successful New Delhi connected Thursday (January 1, 2026).
Addressing a property conference, Mr. Vaishnaw said the fares of the Vande Bharat Sleeper Train betwixt Howrah successful West Bengal and Guwahati successful Assam volition beryllium substantially little than aerial travel.
"The services volition go operational successful the adjacent 15-20 days, perchance astir January 18 oregon 19. We person requested the premier minister, and everything is clear. I volition denote the nonstop day successful the adjacent 2 to 3 days," the curate said.
Mr. Vaishnaw said Guwahati-Howrah aerial question costs astir ₹6,000 to ₹8,000.
"In Vande Bharat, the 3rd AC fare volition beryllium astir ₹2,300, including food, 2nd AC astir ₹3,000, and 1st AC astir ₹3,600. The fares person been designed keeping the mediate people successful mind," the curate said.
Assembly elections successful Assam and West Bengal are scheduled this year.
