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Trial run planned on India, BD rail link
Mint Mumbai
|August 30, 2023
India and Bangladesh are expected to hold a trial locomotive run on the AkhauraAgartala railway line and push the operationalization of the crucial link between the two countries. Reports have indicated that both sides hope to operationalize the line by the end of this year.
Tripura's transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury stated in April that both sides would like to have the link operational by September this year. He was quoted saying 85% of the work on the Indian side and 73% on Bangladesh's side had been completed.
The railway line, which would link Akhaura in Bangladesh to Agartala in India, is expected to slash travel time.
This story is from the August 30, 2023 edition of Mint Mumbai.
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