The state tourism and transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Wednesday demanded the union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for double-line track connecting Assam with Sabroom in South Tripura district.
In his letter to the Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday, Sushanta stated, “Currently, the track from Lumding to Sabroom is a single line, which causes delays for both express and local trains. This setup prevents us from running more trains or introducing new services. On 23-05-2022, the Chief Minister of Tripura requested the Union Minister of Railways through a DO letter for extending active support to address this issue.”
“Recently, the North Eastern Frontier Railways informed us that the Final Location Survey (FLS) for doubling the track from Chandranathpur (in Assam) to Agartala is in progress,” he stated in his letter to the Union Minister.
He further stated, “The Agartala-Sabroom rail line is also very important for trade and connectivity with other North Eastern states and Bangladesh. I urge your Ministry to prioritize the double-line rail track of the Agartala-Sabroom railway project too.”
“I would request you to kindly instruct the concerned officers of your ministry to complete the Final Location Survey (FLS) of the Agartala-Sabroom rail line at the same time and start double line rail track work in this route along with the Chandranathpur (in Assam) to Agartala rail track as soon as possible. Your support will greatly help us to meet our development goals and the needs of the people of Tripura,” the letter reads.
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