Editing Transport in Nepal (section)

==Rail==
{{ see |Nepal Railways |
India–Nepal border#Rail| l2=8 different India–Nepal cross-border rail lines }}

The [[Nepal Government Railway]] had operated a short narrow gauge railway, from 1927 to 1965. As of 2022, there are two operational [[Rail transport|railway]] lines in the country, both of which connect Nepal with India: the [[Raxaul]]–[[Sirsiya]] and the [[Jaynagar railway station|Jainagar]]–[[Janakpur, Nepal|Janakpur]]. The former is a {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} line from Raxaul, India to Sirsiya Inland Container Depot (a [[dry port]]) near [[Birgunj]], Nepal, and is primarily used for [[freight]] transport.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://dlca.logcluster.org/plugins/servlet/mobile#content/view/852152 |title= Nepal Railway Assessment |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> It allows container traffic to be imported to Nepal through the Sirsiya dry port container depot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.customs.gov.np/district/en/dryport/homepage.html |title=Introduction |website=customs.gov.np |publisher=Department of Customs dryport office, Government of Nepal |access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> The latter is a {{convert|51|km|mi|abbr=on}} line from [[Jainagar, Bihar|Jaynagar]], India to Janakpur, Nepal, and is used primarily for passenger transport.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-10/indian-goods-train-from-jayanagar-arrives-in-janakpur.html| title = Indian goods train from Jayanagar arrives in Janakpur}}</ref>

[[Nepal]] and [[India]] agreed to construct [[India–Nepal border#Rail|8 different India–Nepal cross-border rail lines]], including the line linking [[Raxaul]] with [[Kathmandu]], during Prime Minister [[Khadga Prasad Oli|K.P. Oli]]'s visit to India.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-and-nepal-to-speed-up-raxaul-kathmandu-rail-project-1881617 |title= India And Nepal To Speed Up Raxaul-Kathmandu Rail Project |date=11 July 2018 |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> A team of technical officers visited [[Kathmandu]] to study the proposed railway from [[Raxaul]] to [[Kathmandu]] and have stated that a feasibility study of the project would begin. They have already identified [[Chobhar, Nepal|Chobhar]] as the terminus of the 113&nbsp;km-long line. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-07-24/dor-says-land-acquisition-a-major-hurdle.html |title= DoR says land acquisition a major hurdle |date=24 July 2018 |website=www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com |publisher= [[Kantipur Publications]] |access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref>

The [[China–Nepal railway]] is a planned line through Kathmandu, linking the Indian Subcontinent with [[Lhasa]] in [[Tibet]]. It was proposed by the K.P. Oli government and in November 2017, Chinese media reported the arrival of a delegation of Chinese railway experts in Nepal. They discussed the possibility of a rail connection between China and Nepal.<ref>[http://news.huochepiao.com/2017-11/20171114430147.htm 中方铁路代表团赴尼泊尔开展铁路调研] (A team of Chinese railway representatives visit Nepal to initiate a railway study), 2017-11-14</ref> In August 2018, the two sides reached an agreement on construction details of the railway.<ref name="KP">{{cite news |last1=Giri |first1=A |last2=Giri |first2=S |title=Nepal, China agree on rail study |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-08-24/nepal-china-agree-on-rail-study.html |access-date=22 September 2018 |publisher=The Kathmandu Post |date=24 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-in-talks-with-china-to-build-8-bn-cross-border-rail-link/articleshow/58671740.cms|title=Nepal in talks with China to build $8 bn cross-border rail link|date=May 14, 2017|website=Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901140653/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-in-talks-with-china-to-build-8-bn-cross-border-rail-link/articleshow/58671740.cms|archive-date=2017-09-01|url-status=dead}}</ref>