Indian Railways - Railway Links To Adjacent Countries

Railway Links To Adjacent Countries

See also: Rail transport in India#International links

Existing rail links:

  • Nepal – Break-of-gauge – Gauge conversion under uni-gauge project
  • Pakistan – same Broad Gauge. Thar Express to Karachi and the more famous Samjhauta Express international train from Lahore, Pakistan to Amritsar (Attari).
  • Bangladesh – Same Broad Gauge. The Maitri Express between Dhaka and Kolkata started in April 2008 using the Gede-Darsana route, in addition to a Freight Train service from Singhabad and Petrapole in India to Rohanpur and Benapole in Bangladesh A second passenger link between Agartala, India and Akhaura Upazila, Bangladesh was approved by the Government of Bangladesh & India in September 2011.

Under construction / Proposed links:

  • Bhutan – railways under construction – Same gauge
  • Myanmar – Manipur to Myanmar (under construction)
  • Vietnam – On 9 April 2010, Former Union Minister of India, Shashi Tharoor announced that the central government is considering a rail link from Manipur to Vietnam via Myanmar.
  • Thailand - possible if Burma Railway is rebuilt.

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