The Indian Railways is pursuing its agenda to expand the network in the landlocked northeastern region in the right earnest in tune with the Centre’s thrust to improve surface communication in the region to achieve Act East Policy goals of consolidating ties with India’s eastern neighbours.
Several long-pending railway projects have been either commissioned or put on the roll in recent times much to the advantage of the NE people especially those from the frontier state of Tripura which is now connected with a Rajdhani Express too.
Indian Railways has set a deadline for completion of two ongoing projects in Tripuraby march 2021
As per the information from NF Railway headquarter Agartala-Sabroom new line project is targeted to be completed in December 2020 while the target for completion of Agartala -Akhaura project is set at march 2021.