Agartala-Akhaura (Bangladesh) railway project is slated to be completed by the end of this year or early next year. The project estimated at Rs 862.58 crore, is expected to be operational as the Railway Ministry has allocated Rs 153.84 crore for the under-construction railway line between India’s Tripura to Bangladesh.
This railway link is part of the 16 transit routes that have been declared allowing cargo transportation from Chattogram or Mongla port to Indian states.
The railway line, which is 15.064 km long — 5.05 km in India and 10.014 km in Bangladesh — will link Bangladesh’s Akhaura, through an international immigration station at Nischintapur, to the outskirts of Agartala.
This station will be a dual gauge station for both passenger and goods interchange between India and Bangladesh. The project also includes one major bridge and three minor bridges.
Officials from NFR in Agartala reported that they have already completed over 90 per cent of the work on the Indian side of the Agartala-Akhaura railway project.
Upon completion of the project, the travel time between Agartala and Kolkata via Dhaka, which currently takes about 31 hours, will be reduced to 10 hours.
Constructing the Agartala-Akhaura international connectivity rail line project between India and Bangladesh is one such crucial project that is at an advanced stage of completion.
