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Along with the passengers, the Railways is also very excited about the country's popular train Vande Bharat. This train has been operated in different states of the country. There are many states where two to three Vande Bharats are being run. Now efforts are being made to connect the north-eastern states also with the services of Vande Bharat. Talking about Tripura, one of the north-eastern states of the country, there is a huge demand among the people regarding Vande Bharat. If everything goes well then Vande Bharat can start in Tripura also in June or July.
Electrification work is being completed
The people of Tripura have high expectations from the medium distance superfast train Vande Bharat Express. Preparations to run this train in Tripura are almost complete. In which the work of electrification of North-East Frontier Railway track has almost been completed.
According to India.com report, North East Frontier Railway (NFR) has almost completed the electrification of the existing railway network from Dharmanagar to Agartala. At present, this work is getting delayed due to the implementation of Model Code of Conduct in the country. However, it is estimated that Vande Bharat train will be launched in June or July after the completion of electrification.
Last month, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Social Empowerment Pratima Bhowmik had said during an election rally in Dhanpur, “After the electrification work, it will take only four to five hours to reach Guwahati from Agartala via Vande Bharat Express train.” “It took them (previous governments) 44 years to bring trains from Dharmanagar (the entry point of Tripura) to Churaibari, while it took only two years for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the broad gauge railway service to Agartala,” Bhowmik said. 2020 Service provided up to Sabroom. Let us tell you that Sabroom is located in the southern part of the state.
The BJP leader said, “I had a meeting with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav regarding railway works in the north-eastern states and learned that the electrification work up to Agartala is expected to be completed by June or July.” Once completed, Vande Bharat Express will be extended up to Agartala and people of Tripura will reach Guwahati in four to five hours. Currently, it takes 12 hours for people to travel by train between Agartala and Guwahati.