AGARTALA, Feb 20 (TIWN): After the trail run of the engine on the BG railway track now it’s time for the goods loaded train to enter Tripura.As per the schedule, Railway Minister on Saturday inaugurated the first two commercial goods train for Tripura and Manipur from Silchar on the newly converted BG track.The two goods trains, flagged off by the Minister are for Jirania station in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur's East Imphal district. It is to be mentioned here the train from Badarpur will enter Tripura’s Jirania station on Saturday night itself.Railway engine bearing number 12,666 and 12,718 has left from the station for their own destination.If the first experience of commercial goods loaded train goes successful in Tripura it will pave the way for the beginning of the BG passengers train service in Tripura.A colourful function was held at Silchar in Assam to mark the launch of the new goods train service which will subsequently be studied by the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS). If the CRS clears it, a regular passenger train service would be launched on the newly laid broad gauge tracks up to Agartala in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur.NFR is all set to conduct the CRS inspection to ensure safety of the track which is newly converted from Metre gauge to Broad gauge.

It is to be mentioned here that the newly converted BG rail track of two sections- Badarpur to Kumarghat and Kumarghat to Agartala would undergo CRS inspection by the end of February or early March, as claimed by the sources.

Amidst a cultural program in Silchar, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu also flagged off the Poorvottar Sampark Kranti weekly express train at 2 pm from Silchar Railway Station on Saturday.

He also flag off the first commercial BG freight train to Jirania in Agartala and the first BG freight train to Jiribam in Manipur via video conferencing from the Silchar Railway Station.

Now, the NFR authority is carrying out finishing works in two sections- Badarpur to Kumarghat and Kumarghat to Agartala to pave the way for running commercial passenger train service.

Keeping the proposed Railway Budget in mind, the state government has already demanded to introduce super-fast trains connecting Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai with Agartala.

The much awaited dream of Broad-gauge conversion work is going in full swing at various railway tracks of Agartala.