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Nepal East-West Electric Railway Progress 2026

पूर्व-पश्चिम विद्युतीय रेलमार्ग

Overall Progress

5%

Status

Stalled

रोकिएको

4

Evidence Items

0

Sources

2

Linked Projects

verified

Trust Level

About This Commitment

945 km Kakarbhitta-Kanchanpur railway. DPRs completed for Bardibas-Simara (108 km), Simara-Tansariya (127 km), Tansariya-Butwal (64 km). Only physical work: Bardibas-Nijgadh 70 km section with ~50 km track bedding done. Rs 11.22B spent total, Rs 4B/year allocation. 2025 development: government considering rerouting entire line along East-West Highway to avoid land compensation — would require new DPR and abandon 15+ years of planning. National pride project with 5% progress since 2008. Est. cost $3B.

यात्रु र मालवस्तु ढुवानीका लागि पूर्व-पश्चिम विद्युतीय रेलमार्ग निर्माण

Budget

NPR 100.0 Crore

Spent: NPR 11.2 Crore (11%)

Geographic Scope

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