Tripura West MP Biplab Kumar Deb Saturday knowledgeable that the Ministry of Railways has accepted a brand new practice service between Agartala and Guwahati.
The previous Tripura chief minister mentioned Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw wrote to him on Could 19, stating, “Kindly seek advice from our dialogue concerning introduction of recent practice service between Agartala and Guwahati for public comfort.
“You’ll be happy to know that the introduction of a brand new practice service between Agartala and Guwahati (Narangi) has been accepted.”
Deb additionally took to social media to thank Vaishnaw and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the brand new service.
In February, Tripura obtained its first electrical locomotive as a part of the method to introduce extra electrical trains within the Northeast.
After Assam, Meghalaya turned the primary Northeastern state to have electrical trains in early 2023, with the launch of an electrical practice service between Mendipathar and Dudhnoi.
Tripura has a number of long-distance passenger trains connecting it to metropolitan cities like Kolkata, Delhi, and Mumbai. Nonetheless, until now, these trains run on diesel-powered engines until Badarpur in Assam, the place diesel locomotives are changed by electrical ones to cater to the remainder of the journey.
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