Agartala-Akhaura railway

Santhosh Kumar 02/11/2023

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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