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In a significant boost to India-Bhutan relations, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, announced plans to connect the country to Gelephu and Samtse via new ...
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: India Launches First Rail Links to Bhutan: What Kokrajhar-Gelephu and Banarhat-Samtse Lines Will Change
On September 29, 2025, India and Bhutan signed an inter-governmental MoU to build the first cross-border rail links between the two countries. The two lines are: Kokrajhar (Assam) to Gelephu (Bhutan), ...
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: India To Build First-Ever Railway Links With Bhutan At ₹4,033 Crore Outlay, Connecting Gelephu & Samtse
New Delhi: India will fund and build Bhutan’s first railway connectivity through two new cross-border links, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced on ...
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: Bhutan's first train ride begins with India's Rs 4,000-crore push
For Bhutan, which has no railway of its own, these will mark the nation's first-ever train links - projects that could reshape connectivity and trade in the eastern Himalayas at a time when China's ...
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: India-Bhutan Rail Link: New rail lines to connect Assam, West Bengal with Bhutan; projects worth Rs 4,033 crore green flagged
The Kokrajhar-Gelephu line, worth Rs 3,456 crore, will link Assam’s Kokrajhar and Chirang districts with Bhutan’s Sarpang region. The 70-km stretch will feature six stations and nearly 100 bridges.
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: India to Bhutan train travel soon: Cross-border railway project approved with over Rs 4,000 crore investment
India and Bhutan have announced the launch of two major cross-border railway projects. This step was confirmed by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri during a special press briefing on Monday. The two rail ...
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: India, Bhutan clear first-ever rail link projects to boost connectivity and trade
India and Bhutan have approved the first-ever rail connectivity projects between the two nations, a development hailed as a milestone in their bilateral relations and economic cooperation. Two major ...
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: India, Bhutan agree to set up two railway connections
The Union government on Monday announced two new railway connections between India and Bhutan. The links will be part of the first set of rail connectivity projects between the two countries. While ...
News Bhutan » Samtse » Security: Two railway links to offer easy connectivity to Bhutan
The Centre on Monday announced first set of two rail links totaling 89 km between India and Bhutan, i.e. Kokrajhar-Gelephu (Assam) and Banarhat-Samtse (West Bengal), at a cost of ₹4,033 crore. These ...