AMN
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in presence of Union DoNER Minister G. Kishan Reddy flagged off newly launched Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express on Saturday through video conferencing. It is the first rail line connection between Tripura and Manipur.
The Railway Minister while addressing the event said that the train connection will boost trade, tourism and transportation sectors of the entire northeast region. Mr Vaishnaw also said that he will soon review the development of Akhaura-Agartala railway project which is a strategic point of connection between India and Bangladesh.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh and several other leaders attended the event through video links from their respective states.
Tripura Chief Minister said, the train service will further strengthen the relationship between the two states.
Railway officials said the train service will connect from Manipur to Tripura via Arunachal station at Silchar in Assam.
The train will run thrice a week.