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Agartala, Nov 13 (PTI) The much-awaited 15.6-km-long Agartala-Akhaura railway line, connecting India"s North-East with Bangladesh, is likely to be completed by the end of September 2022, officials said.
Divisional Manager of Northeast Frontier Railway, J S Lakra, who is in Tripura for two days, visited Nischintapur yard here on Friday to review the work underway for the project – which was taken up in 2013 after the two countries inked a memorandum.
"I visited the Nischintapur area and I was happy to see the kind of work being undertaken for the project.
It is likely to be completed by September next year," he told reporters here on Saturday.
He also said that goods will be shipped from one country to another via the network, and later people, too, can avail the service to travel.
The Agartala-Akhaura railway line, once inaugurated, is expected to give trade and commerce between India and Bangladesh a desired boost.