It has been reported that on Monday, the Akhaura-Agartala train link had a trial run. For the first time, a locomotive engine pulled by four wagons made its way inside Tripura's Indian territory.
Digital Desk: The much-awaited Akhaura-Agartala train link was officially inaugurated on Wednesday by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to improve railway communication between Northeast India and neighbouring Bangladesh.
Sources claim that in an effort to deepen relations between Bangladesh and India, the prime ministers virtually attended the launch of the following three projects:
1. Agartala-Akhaura Rail Link
2. Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line
3. Unit-II of the Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant
It has been reported that on Monday, the Akhaura-Agartala train link had a trial run. For the first time, a locomotive engine pulled by four wagons made its way inside Tripura's Indian territory.
Before the train approached the Indian side of Nischintpur near Agartala, BSF soldiers screened the engine and hitched waggons to it.
Following the required formalities, the train would return to Bangladesh in accordance with routine operating procedure.
For the residents of the Northeast, this 15-kilometer train link will represent a paradigm change. There will be a breakthrough in common people's mobility in addition to cross-border trade and commerce.
Travellers from Tripura would now save a third of the time it takes to go by rail or road to Delhi or Kolkata. When travelling from Agartala to Kolkata, it used to take 33 hours. Today, a trip across Bangladesh will just take eight hours.
Because of the two states' comparable languages, there is a noticeable increase in the number of travelling from Agartala to Kolkata. Old-fashioned business and cultural ties are likewise shared by both states.
Notably, the railway line from Agartala to Nischintapur was funded by the Ministry of Development of the North East Region, while the line from Nischintapur to Gangasagar, in Bangladesh, was supported by the Ministry of External Affairs.
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