MoU signed for Bhutan-India railway network

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(TibetanReview.net, Oct01’25) – Landlocked Bhutan wedged between India and Chinese occupied Tibet is to be connected by railway transport system for the first time following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Delhi on Sep 29 for the building of two lines. The new railways are expected to boost commerce, expand people-to-people ties, and strengthen India’s presence in the eastern Himalayas amid growing Chinese regional influence, noted moneycontrol.com Sep 30.

The 69-km Kokrajhar (Assam)-Gelephu (Bhutan) line and the 20-km Banarhat (West Bengal)-Samtse (Bhutan) link will cost Rs 3,456 crore and Rs 577 crore respectively, the report said.

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