Currently [1/05] there are no railways at all in Bhutan. However, recently a proposal has been floated to link Bhutan's border towns with three railheads in Assam and two in West Bengal. In this proposal, the following cross-border lines would be constructed:
- Banarhat, West Bengal -- Samchi (Samtse) (16km)
- Hashimara, West Bengal -- Phuentsholing (18km), with a possible extension to Pasakha
- Kokrajhar, Assam -- Gelekphu (70km)
- Pathsala, Assam -- Nanglam (40km)
- Rangia, Assam -- Sandrup Jonghkar via Darranga (60km)
There has been no progress on these proposals. In October 2009, these proposed links to Bhutan came up again in press releases and announcements.
Source - IFRCA.org
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