Historic cargo service between Kolkata and Nepal’s Biratnagar begins

Kathmandu, July 17 (IANS) A first-ever rail cargo service between Kolkata and Biratnagar, an eastern city in Nepal, officially began on Friday, marking a major milestone in facilitating imports from third countries under the Nepal–India Transit Treaty. The inaugural freight train departed from Kolkata Port on Friday carrying 40 high-capacity containers bound for the Biratnagar […]