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Vande Bharat Sleeper records 126% occupancy on Howrah-Kamakhya route
The Vande Bharat Sleeper train has achieved 126% occupancy on the Howrah-Kamakhya route, according to Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off…
The Story in Brief
The Vande Bharat Sleeper train has achieved 126% occupancy on the Howrah-Kamakhya route, according to Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the service from Malda Town on January 17, 2026. Built by BEML using ICF technology, the orange-and-grey train has cut travel time by up to six hours.
The train runs 16 coaches, 11 AC 3-tier, four AC 2-tier and one AC 1st class, and halts at 13 stations including New Jalpaiguri and New Cooch Behar. Departing Howrah at 18:20 hrs, it reaches Kamakhya at 08:20 hrs. The strong response underlines demand for faster overnight connectivity between West Bengal and Assam.
The Indian Opinion
The 126% occupancy is impressive but also reveals how starved this route is for quality overnight services. The hype around Vande Bharat often skips the reality of chronic under-supply. The real test is whether Railway can maintain punctuality and comfort under such load, and whether it will add more rakes or frequency on this corridor.
Source: businesstoday.in
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