PM Modi flags off India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train; check route, other details here

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Prime Minister Modi flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train on Saturday. He is set to inaugurate ₹830 crore worth development projects in Singur on 18 January.

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Fareha Naaz

Published17 Jan 2026, 01:53 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train and inaugurated infrastructure projects valued at over <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3,250 crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train and inaugurated infrastructure projects valued at over ₹3,250 crore.(@NarendraModi)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya) from West Bengal's Malda Town Railway Station on Saturday. This was followed inauguration of multiple rail and road infrastructure projects worth over ₹3,250 crore.

He is scheduled to inaugurate multiple upcoming development projects worth around ₹830 crore at Singur in Hooghly district on Sunday, 18 January.

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