KATHMANDU, Dec 31: Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Raghubir Mahaseth has said that the government will sign a rail procurement deal with India by January 10.

KATHMANDU, Nov 11 : Even though the Oli-led government has vowed to enhance connectivity with China and India, Deputy Prime Minister Upendra Yadav has argued that connecting Nepal with Indian and Chinese railways will not be so easy.

KATHMANDU, July 9: Nepal and India have agreed to resolve all outstanding issues for completing a railway line from Jayanagar to Janakpur-Kurtha and another one from Jogbani to Biratnagar Customs Yard by October.

KATHMANDU, July 9: Nepal and India have agreed to resolve all outstanding issues for completing a railway line from Jayanagar to Janakpur-Kurtha and another one from Jogbani to Biratnagar Customs Yard by October.

Only when we have built one railway, we will know how beneficial it will be for us. Let’s start the work now

KATHMANDU, May 11 : Prime Minister KP Oli and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have agreed to strengthen air, waterways and rail connectivity of Nepal so as to transform Nepal from a landlocked to a land-linked and water-linked country.

KATHMANDU, April 21: Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that developing cross-border railways between Nepal and China is a priority for Nepal government.

KATHMANDU, April 19: After prolonged indecision and uncertainty, Nepal has started showing initiative for the implementation of various key agreements including a cross-country railway link that were reached with China during K P Sharma Oli's previous stint as  prime minister.

KATHMANDU, April 8: Nepal and India have agreed to develop "an electrified rail line" connecting Kathmandu with Raxual of Bihar, as the two sides signed several crucial agreements on Saturday with a spotlight on strengthening connectivity.

KOLKATA, Feb 26: Nepali traders can import goods through rail route from the eastern customs point of Biratnagar from next week.

NEW DELHI, August 23:  A passenger express train derailed after hitting a truck in northern India on Wednesday, injuring 42 people, some critically, in the country's fifth major rail accident in the past year.

KATHMANDU, May 14: Nepal has expressed hope that connectivity of Chinese railroad as part of One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative will usher in a new era of possibility in Nepal.

BEIJING, March 28: Chinese President Xi Jinping has informed Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal that the Chinese government is ready to initiate construction work on the cross-border railway link between the two neighbors and boost trade and connectivity.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Central Committee member of Chinese Communist Party and its Publicity Department Chief Liu Qibao called on Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday.

BEIJING, Sept 29: China will build the world's deepest and largest high-speed railway station at a popular section of the country's Great Wall, as part of its preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics, state media reported on Thursday.