Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29 flagged off Assam's first Vande Bharat Express which will connect Guwahati in Assam and Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.
The Prime Minister will also dedicate New Bongaigaon - Dudhnoi - Mendipather and Guwahati - Chaparmukh newly electrified sections to the nation. He will further inaugurate the new DEMU/MEMU (workshop for trains) shed at Lumding.
It is the first of its kind premium semi-high speed aesthetically designed, well-equipped fully Air Conditioner between Guwahati in Assam and New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal.