AGARTALA, Aug 12 (TIWN): The much awaited, Tripura Sundari weekly Express train service was kicked off from Badarghat Railway station on regular basis at 2 pm on Thursday. This is for the first time that the Tripura Sundari weekly Express train is running its wheels on the track after the inauguration on August 31. For the convenience of rail passengers, Railways have introduced a new Weekly Express train No 14020/14019 to run between Anand Vihar Terminal and Agartala as per the scheduled programme. The 14019 Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Tripura Sundari Weekly Express Train departed from Agartala Badarghat railway station at 02.00 p.m. on Thursday to reach Anand Vihar Terminal at 12.50 p.m. the next to next day. Inaugural run of 14019 Agartala -anand vihar terminal tripura sundari weekly express train was marked on 31.07.2016.

In its inaugural run, the 14019 Agartala - Anand Vihar Terminal Tripura Sundari Weekly Express Train was departed from Agartala on 31.07.2016 at 12.30 p.m. to reach Anand Vihar Terminal   at 12.50 p.m. on 2nd August.

This train will cross  through Ambassa, Dharmanagar, Karimganj, Badarpur,New Halflong , Lumding , Hojal , Jagi Road, Guwahati, New  Bongaigaon,New Jalpaiguri , Barauni , Patliputra , Mughal Sarai , Allahabad & Kanpur station en-route.

However on return the Tripura Sundri Express train will stop at Kanpur, Allahabad, Mughal Sarai, Patliputra, Barauni, New Jalpaiguri,New  Bongaigaon, Guwahati, Jagi Road, Hojal, Lumding, New Halflong, Badarpur, Karimganj, Dharmanagar and Ambassa,  stations enroute in both the directions.

Citing a history in the land of Tripura, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on July 31 inaugurated the first BG Express train connecting Agartala and New Delhi from Agartala railway station.

Amidst ritual and ceremony the first train was inaugurated from Agartala railway station by Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

The inauguration ceremony was marked in presence of Bangladesh Railway Minister Moh.Mujibal Haq.  CM Manik Sarkar, Governor of Tripura Tathagata Roy, BJP state president BIplab Deb and others remained present in the inauguration program.

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s effective look east policy Tripura got its first BG express train on Sunday. The moment was filled with Joy and ecstasy when the air was filled with the whistle of the BG Express train.

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.