What's new in 'Mamata Raj'! Stones pelted on newly flagged 'Vande Bharat Express' near Malda, 4 days after launch

Kolkata, Jan 3: The Vande Bharat Express window panes were broken as stones were thrown at the train connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, within just four days after its launch, according to Indian Railways.

 

 

 

 

The incident took place near Malda station. The investigation is underway. The Indian Railway said that no passengers were injured. Neither did the train get delayed on account of this. A case u/s 154 of the Railways Act has been registered against unknown persons. BJP is assuming that this is an act of revenge, as TMC and the party supporters had not welcomed the 'Jai shri Ram' slogans during the launch of the train.

 

 

 

 

 

Earlier on Dec 30, people in West Bengal welcomed their first Vande Bharat express as Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the semi-high-speed train that will run between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri. The nation's seventh Vande Bharat express train between Howrah-New Jalpaiguri (NJP) was been flagged off through video conferencing by the Prime Minister.

 

The train covers a distance of around 550km and takes a little more than seven and a half hours to reach its destination, with only three stoppages from Howrah to NJP. The Shatabdi also runs between the two terminals. The Vande Bharat runs six days a week, except on Wednesdays. The train departs at 5.50 am from Howrah and reaches NJP at 1.25 pm. From NJP, the train departs at 3.05 pm and reaches Howrah at 10.35 pm.