Northeast Frontier Railway is introducing the Jana Shatabdi Express from Agartala.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb will Flag off new express train service from Agartala Railway station at 2 pm.
The northeastern state of Manipur will now be connected to Tripura through passenger train service.
Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav will inaugurate the Agartala-Jiribam Janshatabdi Express on January 8.
The Janshatabdi Express will cover the distance from Agartala to Jiribam in just six hours.