Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that currently five cross-border rail projects with neighbouring countries are either in the pipeline or in the construction stage.
He said the five projects having a total length of 125 km will cost ₹2,722 core.
The minister said till March 2023, the Indian government has incurred ₹1,722 crore on the projects connecting Balurghat- Hilli, Jogbani- Biratnagar (Nepal), Agartala- Akhaura (Bangladesh), Mahisasan- Zero Point (Bangladesh) and Jaynagar- Bijalpura.