President Droupadi Murmu flags off Tripura-Manipur train

Recently, President Droupadi Murmu has flagged off two passenger trains, one of them connecting Tripura and Manipur for the first time.

• The Jan Shatabdi Express will operate between Tripura's capital Agartala and Khongsang in Manipur.
• The other train is a special express linking Agartala and Kolkata via Guwahati.
• The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has undertaken an ambitious project to connect all eight northeastern States’ capitals or take the railway line to a strategic place nearest these towns.
  
  

Key features of the Project:

• The Agartala-Khongsang section is on the 110 km Jiribam-Imphal new line project.
• The project is a part of the aspiring initiative to connect northeast from mainland India.

Upcoming Projects:

• Guwahati-Lumding-Guwahati Express: The first train between Nagaland and Meghalaya.