This book offers a comprehensive geographical analysis of the railway transport system in Tripura, a strategically located yet infrastructurally challenged state in Northeast India. Drawing on empirical data and spatial assessments, it investigates the historical evolution, current limitations, and development potential of railway networks in the region. With its geopolitical proximity to Bangladesh and Southeast Asia, Tripura is explored as a crucial frontier for regional integration. The volume addresses themes such as infrastructural externalities, regional disparities, railway diplomacy, and demand-oriented service planning. While contributing to academic discourse, it also provides actionable insights for policymakers, infrastructure planners, and scholars of transport geography. The study incorporates international comparisons, offering a broader context for local development issues. Its target audience is geographers, urban planners, infrastructure policymakers, transport economists, and regional development researchers.
Dr Saptarshi Mitra serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Disaster Management at Tripura University, a Central University of India. He is an accomplished academic and researcher, having contributed numerous publications in national and international journals. Dr Mitra's research interests encompass a wide array of topics, including regional planning, rural and urban planning, transport planning and environmental sustainability. His scholarly works also extend to interdisciplinary areas, often collaborating with leading institutions and organisations. Dr Mitra holds an MSc and PhD in Geography, specialising in Regional Planning.Dr Stabak Roy is Assistant Professor and Head (I/C) at the Department of Geography and Disaster Management, Techno India University, Tripura. He is also a Lecturer at the Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, University of Gdansk, Poland. His doctoral research focused on infrastructural aspects of railway transport systems in Northeast India. Dr Roy has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in Scopus, Web of Science, and UGC Care journals, and has collaborated on several international projects concerning urban planning, sustainable mobility, and regional connectivity. His research has been cited over 415 times, with a current H-index of 12.
