India-Bhutan rail links costing ₹4,033 crore announced

India announced on Monday (September 29th) between two new railway connections of 89 km between India and Bhutan, ie Kokrajhar-Gelephu (Assam) and Banarhat-Samtse (West Bengal).

These two projects are part of the first railway connection projects between Foreign Minister Vikram Misri, India and Bhutan, announced at a press conference. For these projects, the memorandum of the Memorandum of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was signed last year during his visit to Bhutan, and an official agreement will be signed on September 29 on September 29 on September 29.

“India is the biggest trade partner of Bhutan. Bhutan’s exim trade is very important through the Ports of India and the growth of the Bhutan economy and to better access the global network to the global network, Büyük he said.

Minister, 89 km railway connections Bhutan’ın 1.50.000 km Indian railway network will provide access, he said. Although the Kokrajhar-Goethu railway connection will be developed in the next four years, Banarhat-Samtse will be built for 3 years.

The first has six stations, two viaducts, 29 large bridges, 65 small bridges, two good huts, 1 bridge, 39 underpass.

Secondly, a large bridge, 24 small overpasses, will contain two stations under 37 passes. 577 CRORES will be developed at cost.