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A Rs 46-crore railway electrification task was launched successful 2022 to link the authorities with the nationalist railway grid. (Express Fil Photo)
Tripura got its archetypal electrical locomotive-powered bid connected Thursday.
Speaking to indianexpress.com, K K Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Northeast Frontier Railway, said, “After the palmy completion of electrical loco trials successful the Badarpur-Agartala section, the archetypal goods bid question with electrical locomotive took spot successful the conception connected February 5, 2025, erstwhile a loaded 21 wagon BCN goods bid departed from Badarpur astatine 7.30 pm, and successfully reached Jirania successful Tripura.”
The bid reached Jirania railway presumption successful West Tripura territory astatine 1.12 americium connected Thursday. Jirania presumption is astir 17 km from Agartala railway station.
Asked astir the instauration of electrical rider trains successful Tripura, the CPRO said, “Passenger bid question with electrical loco volition besides commencement soon successful this region, erstwhile immoderate much trials with goods trains are completed and capable acquisition is gained.”
A Rs 46-crore railway electrification task was launched successful 2022 to link the authorities with the nationalist railway grid.
NFR officials had earlier suggested that the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Ltd (TSECL) would proviso powerfulness to railway electrical transmission lines by February.
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