Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumes after two years
The Hindu
The cross-border bus from Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka started its journey after a hiatus of over two years
The Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka resumed on June 10 after a hiatus of over two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tripura Transport Minister Pranajit Singha Roy flagged off the international bus service at the integrated checkpost at Akhaura.
“The cross-border bus service will boost cooperation between India and Bangladesh,” the minister said during the programme.
Altogether 28 passengers boarded the 40-seater bus for Kolkata via Dhaka, and the service will be available for six days a week.
The bus will cover a distance of around 500 km from Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka in around 19 hours. A train journey between the two destinations via Guwahati takes around 35 hours, an official said.
The bus facility on this route was suspended in March 2020 after the pandemic struck.
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