Transport in Nepal

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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries 1.2 2008 2 Highways 3 Ports and harbours 4 Airports 4.1 Airports - with paved runways 4.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 5 See also 6 References

[edit] Railways

total: 59 km; between Janakpur and Jainagar, close to Indian border
narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2002)

Main article: Railways in Nepal

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

• China - proposed - 1435mm gauge
• India - yes - 1676mm gauge preferred, 1000mm gauge obsolete

There is only a railway in the southern part of Nepal, bordering India. The capital, Kathmandu, has no railway connections at all.

[edit] 2008

Serious proposals surface to build a railway from Lhasa in Tibet, China to Nepal. ^[1]

[edit] Highways

Highways;

• total: 13,223 km
• paved: 4,073 km
• unpaved: 9,150 km (1999 est.)

[edit] Ports and harbours

One dry port at Birgunj

[edit] Airports

45 (2002) 1 International Airport (Tribhuvan International Airport) in Kathmandu

[edit] Airports - with paved runways

• total: 9
• over 3,047 m: 1
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
• 914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2002)

[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways

• total: 36
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
• 914 to 1,523 m: 7
• under 914 m: 28 (2002)

[edit] See also

• Nepal

[edit] References

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2003 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.