Rail transport in Bhutan

India-Bhutan proposed Railway
0Km Siliguri
86km Banarhat
Samtse (Bhutan)
126km Hasimara
18KmPhuentsholing (Bhutan)
232km Kokrajhar
70KmGelephu (Bhutan)
325km Pathsala
40KmNaglam (Bhutan)
365km Rangla
60KmDarranga and Samdurpbngkar (Bhutan)

As of 2013, Bhutan did not have any railways.

Overview

Bhutan and India have signed an MOU to connect Bhutan with the Indian Railways network. Further progress was reported in March 2006.[1]

On January 25, 2005, the King and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed to carry out a feasibility study for rail links. Possible routes are Hasimara–Phuentsholing with a branch to Pasaka (18 km); Kokrajhar–Gelephu (70 km); Pathsala–Naglam (40 km); Rangla–Darranga–Samdrupjongkar (60 km); and Banarhat–Samtse.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ International Railway Journal March 2005.
  2. ↑ Pointers. Railway Gazette International March 2005.