There is no rail transport in Bhutan.
Bhutan and
India signed a memorandum of understanding in January 2005 to connect Bhutan with the
Indian Railways network with 5 new routes in Bhutan,
['']International Railway Journal
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History
Founded by Robert Lewis and ''Railway Age'' editor Luther Miller as the world's first ...
'' March 2005. additionally
Indian Military
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has also identified more routes to compliment
India-China Border Roads
India-China Border Roads (ICBRs, ICB Roads) is a Government of India project for developing infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border by constructing strategic roads, including bridges and tunnels. The ICBR project is largely in response to C ...
(ICBR) & negate
Siliguri Corridor geostrategic vulnerability, all of which will be built in
broad gauge
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Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
.
''Note: Rail lines listed west to east.''
See also
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Transport in Bhutan Transport in Bhutan uses about of roads and four airports, three of which are operational and interconnected. Paro Airport is the only airport which accommodates international flights. As part of Bhutan's infrastructure modernization programs, it ...
References
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