Indian Railways’ New Year Gift to the Nation: First Vande Bharat Sleeper Train to Run Between Guwahati and Howrah

• First Vande Bharat Sleeper Train, indigenously built under Make in India, deployed on the Howrah (West Bengal) – Guwahati/Kamakhya (Assam) route.
• Flagged off by PM Narendra Modi from Malda Town Railway Station on 17 January 2026.
• Marks transition of the Vande Bharat platform from chair-car (Shatabdi-class day travel) to overnight long-distance (Rajdhani-class) segment.
• Examinable for GS-III (Infrastructure) and Prelims (manufacturer, route, speed, coach composition).