Tag: #railway
Articles tagged with #railway
On the fast lane to expressways
Nepal’s Transport Policy needs an overhaul to reflect demographic shifts and need for better connectivity
Putting Nepal on the right track
A train network will generate jobs in construction and operation, bring efficiency and connectivity
No light at end of trans-Himalayan train tunnel
On 25 June, China inaugurated a 435km section of the Lhasa-Nyingchi Electrified High-speed Rail. The ‘bullet train’ will have a top speed of 160…
BRI and trans-Himalayan connectivity
When Chinese social media posted photographs last month of engineers surveying the extension of the Tibet Railway, one of the images showed Mt…
Nepal in 2030
Ten years ago, at the beginning of the last decade, Nepalis looked forward with optimism to a country with greater connectivity — at least a…
What is Xi Jinping’s ‘Big Surprise’?
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALANepali officials have prepared a wish-list of 11 projects for Chinese President Xi Jinping when he makes a state visit…
Dream train
TRAIN A COMIN': Kerung (Gyirong) used to be a staging post during the 19th century Nepal-Tibet wars.Tashi Sherpa runs the only teashop in Rasuwa…
Which way will the Tibet-Nepal railway go?
Dozens of trucks carrying imported Chinese goods cross the Bhote Kosi into Nepal this week. The Nepali border town of Rasuwa Gadi (pictured…
TRILATERAL TRAINS
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIThe trans-Himalayan railroad has been in the news lately. And like everything else in Nepal, it is difficult to…
Between existence and extinction in Nepal
THE 6TH EXTINCTION: This orchid with medicinal properties, Dactylorhiza hatagirea, (Panchaule) is an endangered species.Nepal is situated at the…
In conservation, Nepal is not out of the woods yet
With poaching under control, the big new threat to Nepal’s nature is from infrastructure
Nepalganj gets moving
With a six-lane highway joining the city to Kohalpur, plans to upgrade to a Metropolis, international flights starting soon from its expanded…