Guwahati, March 31 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved several significant milestones during the financial year 2025-26, reaffirming its commitment to improving connectivity, advancing modernisation, enhancing passenger comfort, and driving regional development across the Northeast, officials said on Tuesday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that as part of its expansion drive, the railways introduced 20 pairs of new train services, incl…
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Bengaluru, Feb 8 (IANS) Karnataka Infrastructure Development Minister M.B. Patil has submitted representations to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeking approval for a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express train from Bengaluru to Vijayapura, a high-speed rail corridor between Bengaluru and Mumbai, and a daily special train service on the Bengaluru-Vijayapura route.After launching an electronics manufacturing facility in the Hi-Tech Hardware Park at Bagalur on Saturday, the Minister met Vaishnaw…
Guwahati, Jan 30 (IANS) The Howrah–Kamakhya–Howrah Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 17, has received an overwhelming response from passengers, underscoring its strong tourism and long-distance travel potential, railway officials said on Friday. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the regular commercial run of the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express from Howrah station (Kolkata…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) In poll-bound West Bengal, the controversy over the newly-launched Vande Bharat Sleeper Express serving “vegetarian only” meals fails to die even after Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw himself has been quoted as saying that this is just a temporary arrangement. The state’s ruling Trinamool Congress had raised the issue on public platforms, tying it to other political issues – including the language controversy and alleged manipulations of electoral rolls – im…
Guwahati, Jan 19 (IANS) Newly launched Vande Bharat Sleeper Express and Amrit Bharat Express trains were accorded a grand welcome at several stations across the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) jurisdiction on Monday, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 17 flagged off the country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Train between Guwahati (Kamakhya) and Kolkata (Howrah), and he also launched the Amrit Bharat Express trains.The introduction of these new services marks a sign…
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off the first Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Guwahati and Kolkata on January 17, marking a major milestone in long-distance overnight rail travel and further strengthening connectivity between the Northeast region and Eastern India, officials said on Monday. A senior official of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said that the Prime Minister is likely to virtually flag off the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Guwa…
Guwahati, Jan 10 (IANS) Indian Railway is set to introduce the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Guwahati and Kolkata very soon, marking a major milestone in long-distance, overnight rail travel and further strengthening connectivity between the Northeast region and Eastern India, officials said on Saturday. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the new-generation train will operate with a 16-coach rake having a total pass…