People Thrown Stone At Vande Bharat Express In Bengal

Window Panels Broken…

Kolkata: The Vande Bharat Train window panes were broken as stones were thrown at the train connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri, within just four days after it was launched, according to Indian Railways. This incident took place near Malda station.

An investigation in this case is going on. 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.

West Bengal welcomed its first Vande Bharat express on December 30. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the semi-high-speed train between Howrah and New Jalpaiguri (NJP) via video-conferencing. It is the nation's seventh Vande Bharat express train.

Vande Bharat will cover a distance of around 550km and will take a little more than seven and a half hours to reach its final destination, with only three stoppages between Howrah and NJP. Shatabdi Express also runs between the two terminals.

The Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week except on Wednesdays. The train will depart at 5.50 am from Howrah and reach NJP at 1.25 pm. From NJP, the train will depart at 3.05 pm and reach Howrah at 10.35 pm.