By Firstdespatch Desk Nov 13, 2024
Agartala, Nov 13 (FD) Medium distance superfast train, Vande Bharat Express would soon be connected with Tripura’s capital, Agartala, Rajyasabha MP Rajib Bhattacharjee said here on Wednesday.
Bhattacharjee, who is also the President of the Tripura unit of ruling BJP said he was well informed that the train would touch the Tripura capital within two three months as all infrastructures including electrification is complete.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi always played an important role in developing the north eastern region of the country. He is always keen to develop connectivity in the region. Extending the Vande Bharat in Tripura is his dream project”, he told reporters after inaugurating an outlet under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PM-BJP) in the Agartala railway station.
Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of NF Railway, Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said the process for electrification of the railway route for launching the superfast train is on and it would go to Agartala via Silchar in Assam.
“About 64% of electrification has already been completed. It is likely that entire works would be completed by the next month and after this it can be launched at any time”, Sharma said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the superfast express train on May 29 connecting Guwahati with New Jalpaiguri (West Bengal).
The NF Railway has achieved electrification of 2708.52 RKM (Route Kilometres) which is 64 per cent of the total 4260.52 RKM of the network
An official of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said that the necessary infrastructural works including electrification were targeted to be completed by December and then running of Vande Bharat Express trains connecting Silchar and Agartala would be possible.
Prime Minister flagged off Assam’s first Vande Bharat Express .
The Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express train journey takes 5 hours, 30 minutes, as compared to the previous fastest train on the same route, which takes about 6 hours, 30 minutes.
The Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express train operates six days a week.
He said that as part of its target of achieving net zero carbon emission and achieving 100 per cent electrification, the NFR is speeding up all the electrification works of un-electrified Broad Gauge routes under its jurisdiction.
In the eight northeastern states, 1524.71 RKM have been electrified so far.
Out of the total electrified routes in northeastern region, 1353.231 RKM in Assam, 2.81 RKM in Manipur, 9.58 RKM in Meghalaya, 6.00 RKM in Nagaland and 151.59 RKM in Tripura have already been electrified, the CPRO said.
The NFR operates in the northeastern states and in seven districts of West Bengal and five districts of north Bihar. FD JK