Travelling by train to the national capital from Guwahati will now take just eight hours, about 3.5 times less than it does now. Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Sarma wrote on X: “this is what a government that listens and delivers looks. The approved Delhi–Guwahati bullet train corridor will connect major cities across UP, Bihar and West Bengal, targeting a journey time of under eight hours.