India, Nepal assessment progress of Raxaul-Kathmandu rail hyperlink, cross-border railway tasks
3 min learnJun 13, 2026 06:39 PM IST
India-Nepal railway challenge: India and Nepal have reviewed on the progress of a number of cross-border railway tasks, together with the Raxaul-Kathmandu Broad Gauge (BG) railway line. The discussions had been held in Kathmandu through the tenth Venture Steering Committee (PSC) and the eighth Joint Working Group (JWG) conferences to assessment cross-border railway cooperation, which befell on June 11-12, 2026.
India and Nepal assessment progress on strategic railway hyperlinks (Picture: @IndiaInNepal/X)
India-Nepal rail connectivity: Raxaul-Kathmandu railway, Janakpur-Ayodhya practice companies in focus
In keeping with an announcement issued by the Indian Embassy in Nepal, each side mentioned the progress of a number of railway tasks, together with the Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas and Jogbani-Biratnagar BG railway traces. Each these tasks are being developed with grant help from the Authorities of India (GoI).
In addition they mentioned the Customary Working Procedures (SOPs) for the graduation of passenger practice companies on the Janakpur-Ayodhya part.
Aside from these tasks, the 2 sides additionally mentioned the Remaining Location Survey (FLS) report of the proposed Raxaul-Kathmandu BG railway hyperlink, technical assist for Nepal’s East-West Railway challenge and the potential of growing extra railway networks. These railway tasks are geared toward selling financial development and growth.
“Each side agreed to proceed the shut engagement for additional strengthening cooperation within the railway sector,” the Embassy mentioned in an announcement.
India and Nepal assessment progress on strategic railway hyperlinks (Picture: @IndiaInNepal/X)
Final 12 months, India and Nepal interchanged a Letter of Alternate (LoE) to amend the Protocol to the Treaty of Transit, a transfer geared toward facilitating rail-based commerce between the 2 international locations.
“This signing will facilitate the motion of rail-based freight between Jogbani (India) and Biratnagar (Nepal) together with bulk cargo below an expanded definition. This liberalization extends to key transit corridors- Kolkata-Jogbani, Kolkata–Nautanwa (Sunauli), and Visakhapatnam–Nautanwa (Sunauli), thereby strengthening multimodal commerce connectivity between the 2 international locations and Nepal’s commerce with third international locations,” the Ministry of Commerce & Business mentioned in a launch on November 13, 2025.
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It additionally allows direct rail connectivity alongside the Jogbani-Biratnagar rail hyperlink for each containerized and bulk cargo, facilitating transport from the ports of Kolkata and Visakhapatnam to the Nepal Customs Yard cargo station positioned in Morang District, close to Biratnagar in Nepal.
