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Kultur Dokumente
7 November 2011
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Chungsuk Engineering, Scott Wilson and Systra have reportedly been shortlisted to
prepare a detailed project report for the first phase of the east-west rail corridor, and 16
companies have expressed interest in designing the 136 km Bardibas – Simra – Birgunj
section of the proposed Mechi – Mahakali line.
The first stage would start from the Indian Railways broad-gauge railhead at Birgunj
near Raxaul and head southeast towards Bardibas, just north of Janakpur which is
currently served by Nepal’s only railway, a 760 mm gauge cross-border line from
Jaynagar.
An initial feasibility study for the complete 1 300 km east-west route was undertaken by
Rites last year. This put the cost, including a branch from Pokhara to Kathmandu, at
between Rs700bn and Rs800bn.
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