AGARTALA, Jan 13 (TIWN): This spell of joy turned into ecstasy as Agartala has finally made it to the national BG rail network when the first trial run of the BG train was conducted successfully and entered Agartala Railway station here after series of doldrums. The train was received amidst cheers and enthusiasm when the rail head along with 5 coaches entered the Agartala Railway station amidst cheers and happiness. PM Narendra Modi’s “Look east” policy has made it successful to pave the way of the BG Railway service to Agartala Railway station after years of waiting. Paving the way to create a history for the landlocked Tripura, North Eastern Frontier Railway Guwahati has organised an inaugural program for the welcoming ceremony of the first ever trial train to Agartala Railway station on Wednesday. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways and Transport Minister Manik Dey along with others received the BG train along with the coach at Agartala Railway station. The train entered Agartala Railway station on Wednesday at approximately around 1.30 PM amidst huge cheers and enthusiasm. The train started its journey from Jogendra Nagar Railway station to Agartala Railway station amid unprecedented security cover and reached Agartala around 1.30 PM. Since it was a trial run so the engine was drove in slow speed. There was no such problem while driving the rail on the newly converted BG track and happiness marked the journey as lot of crowd gathered everywhere to get a glimpse of the engine, as stated by the Railway authority.Trains first reached Tripura in 1964 when the railway hit the North Tripura town of Dharmanagar.

Later it was extended further to Kumarghat. But then it took 40 years to get the railhead to Agartala. Long sustained tribal insurgency in the state has a lot to do with it. However, the connectivity and transportation in the Tripura got a boost with the special focus to the NE region from Modi’s ‘Look East” policy.  

2016 has created a history for Tripura. The broad gauge will help boost our economy and overall development and after years of political mind game the people of Tripura have got their first BG train in the state. 

Reportedly, The British took just eight years to lay the metre gauge. But due to politics and lacklustre attitude of Manik ruled state government, it took years to change the metre gauge into Broad-gauge. It is only because of the focus of the central government that today Tripura has made its entry to the railway map of the nation. 

It’s a moment of victory for the people of the state.

Due to the government's lacklustre attitude and the failure of elected representatives, it took years to witness the BG railways service to the state. 

All these sped up work is only due to the good initiatives of the central government.  The whistle of the broad gauge train captured the air ofWednesday. after a long period finally the laying and constructing of Broad Gauge (BG) Railway tracks of Mega Block conversion from Badarpur to Agartala has already been completed. Adding another milestone in the history of Tripura, the land-locked state has finally made its entry in the BG Railway map of the country.