Indian Railways all set to provide rail link to Bhutan

[Ryuzaki]

Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain has informed that the Indian Railways is set to provide a railway link to Bhutan and studies have already been conducted in this regard. The railway links between India and Bhutan, for which studies were carried out by RITES in 2008, include Kokrajhar-Gelephu, Rangiya-Samdrupjonkhar, Banarhat-Samtse, and Pathsala-Nanglam sectors.

According to the Railway MoS, the construction organisation of the Northeast Frontier Railway has already undertaken many survey works for providing rail connectivity to countries such as Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. About the railway link to Bangladesh, Gohain said that once completed, the Agartala-Akhaura international rail link project will boost socio-economic development of not only Tripura but the entire Northeastern region. He added that the line will be a part of the Trans-Asian Railway network and will provide a much shorter route from Tripura to Kolkata through Bangladesh. He also pointed out that the Agartala-Akhaura line will also connect Northeast India directly with the Ashuganj and Chittagong ports in Bangladesh.

http://www.northeasttoday.in/indian-railways-all-set-to-provide-rail-link-to-bhutan/

 

[eddie01]

Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain has informed that the Indian Railways is set to provide a railway link to Bhutan and studies have already been conducted in this regard. The railway links between India and Bhutan, for which studies were carried out by RITES in 2008, include Kokrajhar-Gelephu, Rangiya-Samdrupjonkhar, Banarhat-Samtse, and Pathsala-Nanglam sectors.

According to the Railway MoS, the construction organisation of the Northeast Frontier Railway has already undertaken many survey works for providing rail connectivity to countries such as Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. About the railway link to Bangladesh, Gohain said that once completed, the Agartala-Akhaura international rail link project will boost socio-economic development of not only Tripura but the entire Northeastern region. He added that the line will be a part of the Trans-Asian Railway network and will provide a much shorter route from Tripura to Kolkata through Bangladesh. He also pointed out that the Agartala-Akhaura line will also connect Northeast India directly with the Ashuganj and Chittagong ports in Bangladesh.

http://www.northeasttoday.in/indian-railways-all-set-to-provide-rail-link-to-bhutan/

i have been to bhutan and the terrain is not that conducive to provide railway link between two countries but in today's world anything is possible with latest technology and know how so quiet hopeful ..