The Haldibari-Chilahati rail hyperlink among India and Asian countries became operational till 1965 and became part of the railway foremost path from urban centre to Siliguri all through the Partition. (Ministry of Railways/PIB).
Around twenty freight trains are anticipated thru the railway hyperlink among India and Bangladesh every month. India and Bangladesh resumed the operation of freight trains thru the revamped Haldibari-Chilahati path on Sunday in a totally essential step aimed towards boosting railway belongings among the two countries.
The rail hyperlink became reopened through the Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh on December 17, the ultimate year, for the motion of visitors and trains. On Sunday, the Indian Railways ran the number one freight teach encumbered with stones from Damdim teach station under Northeast Frontier Railway' jurisdiction for an Asian country.
positioned 12km off from Bangladesh' Chilahati, the railway station in Haldibari has observed 4.5km from the global border, conjointly called ‘0 points’. Indian Railways officials equal five hyperlinks connecting India with Bangladesh are created operational, collectively with among Petrapole (India) and Benapole (Bangladesh), Gede (India) and Darshana (Bangladesh), Singhabad (India) and Rohanpur (Bangladesh), Radhikapur (India) and Birol (Bangladesh) besides for Haldibari and Chilahati.
The Haldibari-Chilahati rail hyperlink among India and Asian countries (the then East Pakistan) became operational till 1965. This became part of the railway foremost path from the city centre to Siliguri all through the Partition. Trains pass to the country and North geographic place persevering with to tour thru the territory even if the Partition. However, the conflict of 1965 correctly brings to a halt all of the railway hyperlinks among India then East Pakistan.