International Links from India

by Mohan Bhuyan

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This is a list of rail links with India's immediate neighbours, which are operational or which could be made operational fairly easily. For more information on international connections from India, including discussions of connectivity to central and south-east Asia and Europe, see the Indian Railways FAQ.

Links to Pakistan

India: Last station / Last major station	State	Pakistan: Last station / Last major station	Province	Gauge	Status	Remarks
Munabao	Rajasthan	Khokhrapar	Sindh	BG/MG	Renovated in 2005, opened for commercial service Feb. 17, 2006.	Once a through MG line, Indian side is now BG, with Pakistani side partly BG and partly dual-gauge BG/MG.
Attari	Punjab	Wagah	Punjab	BG	Operational	Only active cross border link with weekly Samjhauta Express and occasional goods
Hindumalkote / Abohar	Punjab	Qassamwala / Mandi Sadiqganj	Punjab	BG	On the 74km section from Amruka to Bahawalnagar, only one station, Mandi Sadiqganj (McLeod Ganj), is currently [5/05] operational. The spur from Mandi Sadiq Ganj is closed.	Fort Abbas - Yazman - Samasatta was partially dismantled during World War II.
Chananwala / Fazilka	Punjab	Amruka	Punjab	BG	Condition of alignment unknown. Spur to Chananwala from Fazilka is unused
Hussainiwala / Firozepur	Punjab	Ganda Sindhwan / Kasur	Punjab	BG	Spur from Kasur Jn in Pak is closed	Bridge over River Sutlej reportedly destroyed in war, but it seems entirely feasible to rebuild it.
Khem Karan	Punjab	Kasur Tabail / Kasur	Punjab	BG	Spur from Kasur Jn in Pak is closed
Dera Baba Nanak / Amritsar	Punjab	Jassar / Narowal	Punjab	BG	Condition of Bridge over River Ravi is unknown
Suchetgarh / Jammu	Jammu & Kashmir	? / Sialkot	Punjab	BG	Jammu Tawi - Suchetgarh line in India has been dismantled completely, but the old alignment may be useable for the future.

Links to Bangladesh

Last India Station	State	Last Bangladesh Station	District	Gauge	Status	Remarks
Petrapole	West Bengal	Benapole	Jessore	BG	Operational for Goods
Gede	West Bengal	Darsana	Kushtia	BG	Operational for Goods	Passenger Service from Sealdah to Dhaka proposed via Bongobandhu Bridge over Brahmaputra
Singhabad	West Bengal	Rahanpur	Rajshahi	BG	Condition of alignment unknown
Radhikapur	West Bengal	Biral	Dinajpur	MG	Condition of alignment unknown
Haldibari	West Bengal	Chilahati	Rangpur	BG	Condition of alignment unknown
Changrabandha	West Bengal	Burimari	Rangpur	MG	Condition of alignment unknown	Indian section from New Mal Jn to Changrabandha is now an isolated MG line, no service in 2004 timetable
Maishashan	Assam	Shahabajpur	Sylhet	MG	Condition of alignment unknown	Active road crossing exists nearby

Connections to Nepal

Last India Station	State	Last Nepal Station	District	Gauge	Status	Remarks
Raxaul Jn	Bihar	Sirsiya	Parsa	BG	Operational for Goods	Mostly container traffic from Kolkata Port to ICD at Birganj, Nepal
Jaynagar	Bihar	Khajuri	Dhanusa	NG	Operational for Passenger Services Only	Jaynagar-Janakpur-Bizalpura service is operated by Nepal Railways

Note 1: Station names within parentheses indicate nearest currently operational station.

Note 2: This chart does not include cross border lines where a substantial part is closed or abandoned on either side of the border, e.g. erstwhile Jammu to Sialkot Railway

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