Tripura completes full electrification of railway line

New Delhi, Aug 28, 2025 : Tripura State Electricity Corporation has completed 100 per cent electrification work of the 271 km railway track. This comes amid the Northeast Frontier Railway’s all-out efforts to run electric locomotive-powered trains from Tripura in future. A 46 crore Rupees electrification project was launched in 2022 to connect Tripura with the national railway grid with electric trains.

The first goods train trial run with an electric locomotive was conducted between Assam’s Badarpur station and Tripura’s Jirania station. After that, the trial runs of the passenger trains with an electric locomotive were conducted between Agartala and Assam’s Arunachal Junction railway station. A 46 crore rupees electrification project was launched in 2022 to connect Tripura with the national railway grid with electric trains.