RAILWAY COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH

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• The locomotives arrived at the Darshana station of Bangladesh after being flagged off at the Gede railway station on the Indian side.
  
  
• Railway cooperation between India and Bangladesh has grown substantially over the years. India has extended a Line of Credit (LoC) worth over 2.4 billion dollars for 17 railway projects out of which 9 have been completed.
  
  
• Recently, parcel and container train services have also commenced between India and Bangladesh.
  
  
• The railway link from Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh is also being built under grant in aid scheme to connect Tripura with Bangladesh by railways.