Line to connect Indian Railways with Bangladesh Railways through North East to improve connectivity and boost trade between the two countries. Rs 1000 crore sanctioned for completion of track in Bangladesh side. A 3.7 km long flyover to be built along the five kn stretch on the Indian side to save cultivable lands.
1700 km distance between Agartala and Kolkata through Chicken neck near Siliguri to be cut to 350 kilometre.
During Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010, the two countries had agreed to lay the track between Akhaura and Agartala.
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