Agartala-Akhaura railway

Agartala-Akhaura railway mind map with below nodes
  Context
    Tripura-Bangladesh railway link
      Approximately 12km
      Recently inaugurated
      Source
        Indian Express (IE)
  Potential benefits
    Reduce travel time
      Between Agartala and Kolkata
      From 31 hours to just 10 hours
    Opens opportunities for
      Tourism
      Trade
      People-to-people exchanges
  Funding
    Provided entirely by India
    Contributions from
      Ministry for Development of North East Region
      Ministry of External Affairs
  Other Rail Links
    Bandhan Express
      Route
        Kolkata to Khulna
      Description
        Rebooted an old rail link
        Previously Barisal Express
        Restored in 2017
        Crosses Petrapole-Benapole border
    Maitree Express
      Route
        Kolkata to Dhaka Cantonment
      Description
        Started in April 2008
    Mitali Express
      Route
        Siliguri to Bangladesh capital
      Description
        Announced by PM Modi
        In March 2021

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