Modi Inaugurates 9 New Trains, Railway Projects in Election-Bound Bengal

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 9 new trains and multiple railway projects in West Bengal, including Vande Bharat Sleeper and Amrit Bharat Express services.
• The new trains include routes connecting New Jalpaiguri to Nagercoil and Tiruchirappalli, Santragachi-Tambaram, Sealdah-Varanasi, Howrah-Anand Vihar, Dibrugarh-Gomtinagar, and Kamakhya-Rohtak.
• Foundation stones were laid for significant projects in North Bengal, such as a 29 km railway line between Balurghat and Hili (₹1181 crore) and freight maintenance facilities in New Jalpaiguri (₹142 crore).
• Other projects include the upgradation of Siliguri Loco Shed, Vande Bharat train maintenance facilities, and electrification of lines between New Cooch Behar and Bamanhat/Boxirhat.
• New stops for several important trains have been introduced at stations like Nagrakata, Banarhat, New Malbazar, Sevoke, Gulma, and Raninagar in North Bengal.

Why It Matters: PM Modi launched 9 new trains and railway infrastructure projects in West Bengal, focusing on North Bengal.