Both India and Bangladesh are expected to be connected through railways in Agartala (Tripura) – Akhaura (Bangladesh) route in the next 4-5 months, Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) divisional manager JS Lakra said on Tuesday.
“Enhancing railway connectivity and providing better railway services are our topmost priority. In past few years, improvement of tracks and infrastructures, providing additional train services have been focused. The international railway connectivity project through Agartala-Akhaura is under progress and is expected to be over by few months,” the official told reporters in Agartala.
With this launch, the travel time in Agartala-Kolkata route via Dhaka will be reduced to 10 hours from 31 hours.
