Railway Connectivity in the BBIN Sub-region and its Potential
Overview
With defunct railway networks between India and Bangladesh being restored, Nepal’s plan to connect its eastern side bordering West Bengal to its western side bordering Uttarakhand through the East-West corridor (also known as Mechi-Mahakali Railway), and the proposed extension of railway lines from Kokrajhar in Assam up to Gelephu in Bhutan, transport connectivity in the BBIN subregion is up for a major transformation. The Briefing Paper calls for an enabling agreement similar to the BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA) signed in June 2015, though yet waiting for its implementation.