AGARTALA, May 2 (TIWN): With the aim to welcome the first BG passenger train to Agartala on Monday evening from Dharmanagar, preparation is on the peak at Agartala railway station.

Workers are engaged in completing the last minute work as early as possible as the first BG passengers train to roll its wheel on the track of Agartala.

Keeping in mind to roll the engine on the newly converted BG track without any hurdles the authority is carrying out the conversion work in fullswing.

The rolling of the engine was successful till Dharmanagar and will be completed once it touches the soil of Agartala. Keeping in mind the roll of the engine upto Agartala the workers are engaged in completing the last minute work and the other essential works at the Agartala railway station.

After the successful run of the engine upto Agartala, NFR is scheduled to run BG passenger train on a regular basis from Agartala railway station.

If everything falls in the right place, it will be possible to run the passenger train soon. Huge numbers of workers are engaged in the renovation work.

Even though the authorities have focussed their attention in taking up the BG conversion works of the tracks for the time being, they are also concentrating on the ways to meet the future requirements of the platform to provide the best facilities to the people.

In order to make the Agartala Railway Station as perfect station, different works including extension of platforms, creation of new platforms and installation of new BG rail tracks have started.

The facelift is being carried out after the construction of the railway station in Agartala. Along with the BG conversion work the authorities are also concentrating on the issue to set up a modern railway station as it will cater huge number of trains in the state.