Akhaura–Agartala line

Akhaura–Agartala line
Overview
StatusNon-operational
Owner
Locale
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeRailway line
Operator(s)
History
Opened1 November 2023
Technical
Line length12.24 km (7.61 mi)
Track gauge
Route map

Akhaura–Agartala line is an international railway line between Akhaura in Bangladesh and Agartala in India's northeastern state of Tripura. Conceived as a strategic infrastructure project, the line was expected to significantly reduce travel time between Kolkata and Agartala from 31 hours to 10 hours with lowering the cost of cargo transport between Bangladesh and Northeast India. It was also projected to bolster tourism, enhance bilateral trade and improve connectivity to other northeastern Indian states such as Assam, southern Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

It was formally inaugurated on 1 November 2023 but remains non-operational as of 2025, with pending infrastructural works and the Government of India halting further progress in April 2025.