AKHAURA STATION ( Bengladesh , #bdr ), the one side of Agartala - akhaura new line project .
Work on new India- Bangladesh rail line to start this year For ferrying goods and heavy machinery to the northeast from abroad and other parts of the country, India has for long been seeking land, sea and rail access through Bangladesh ....
IRCON, an undertaking of Indian Railway, would work as consultant and External Affairs Ministry of India will bear the cost of the project.
India...
more... has sanctioned Rs 2.52 crore for laying the railway tracks.
Of the 15.054 km railway track, only 5 km fall in Indian side and the rest is in Bangladesh. The tracks would be laid in meter gauge on broad gauge format so that it could be converted into broad gauge when necessary.
New Delhi is keen to establish the rail link as it would connect West Bengal and Tripura through Bangladesh.
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