Kolkata-Biratnagar cargo rail service begins

KATHMANDU, July 18: Cargo rail service between Kolkata in India and Biratnagar in Nepal has officially begun, expanding Nepal’s rail-based trade connectivity under the Nepal-India Transit Treaty. The service allows goods imported from third countries through Indian ports to be transported directly by rail to Biratnagar Customs Yard. Until now, such rail cargo services were […]