Railway Links With Adjacent Countries
- There are bi-weekly passenger train services to India. The Maitri Express between Dhaka and Kolkata started in April 2008 using the Gede-Darsana route. In addition there is a goods train service from Singhabad and Petrapole in India to Rohanpur and Benapole in Bangladesh, respectively. A new rail link between Agartala, India and Akhaura was approved by the Government of India in September 2011.
- There is no link to Burma.
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