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India hands over cross-border rail link to Nepal

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The rail linking project was a part of the government of India’s NPR 8.77 billion commitment to Nepal.
The linking project will pass through the historical city of Janakpur and will further boost people-to-people connectivity between India and Nepal.
Ambassador of India to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra and Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Renu Kumari Yadav were present on the occasion The executing agency for the project, IRCON International Ltd, on behalf of the Government of India handed over the assets of the section to Nepal Railway Company Limited during the event.
The Indian government developed a segment that was previously a narrow gauge rail link between Jayanagar and Bijapur. The Jaynagar-Kurtha stretch, which contains the historically significant city of Janakpur, has a total of 8 stations and halts. The gauge conversion of a 34.9 km narrow gauge section from Jaynagar in India, to Kurtha in Nepal, has finally been completed with the help of a grant from the Indian government. The 34.9-kilometre Jaynagar-Kurtha stretch is part of the 68.72-kilometre Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas train link.