The railway connectivity between Agartala (India) and Akhaura (Bangladesh) will begin its operations from September, said Tripura transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Friday.
Chowdhury had recently met and discussed with union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav in the national Capital regarding development of railway services and infrastructures in the north-eastern state.
“Union railway minister requested the DoNER (Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region) ministry to allocate additional ₹150 crore to expedite the construction of Agartala-Akhaura railway connectivity.
