FIRST EVER PASSENGER TRAIN BETWEEN INDIA AND NEPAL WILL START RUNNING IN DECEMBER THIS YEAR

Indians who wish to travel to Nepal have their task cut out now. They no longer need flights to travel to the neighbouring country.

The first train to transport passengers from India to Nepal will start functioning by December this year. According to railway officials, an immigration post will be established at the Jayanagar station in Bihar which is the starting point of the route, traversing through a 34 km stretch to the final destination of Kurtha in Dhanusa district in Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal.

The check post will most probably be manned by either the Bureau of Immigration or the state government, the Press Trust of India reported. Further, no visas will be required of Indian and Nepalese nationals who will be availing this route.

The trains will function in eight to sixteen-hour shifts and will open with four shifts. However, the Nepalese have shown their interest in the operation of both passenger and freight trains on this route. The India-Nepal train is being seen as an attempt to thwart China’s efforts to establish rail links with Nepal.

*Originally published in India Times*