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[[Indian Railways]] jointly operates passenger and freight services with its [[Borders of India|neighboring countries]] to connect the [[Rail transport in India|railway network in India]]. Railway line construction, maintenance, border check point management is also carried out with partner railway agencies and other government agencies. Some of the railway lines & services are operational while some are non-operational or in proposal or planning stages.

==India-Afghanistan==
{{see also | International North–South Transport Corridor }}

While India officially considers Afghanistan a "contiguous neighbor" due to its claim over [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] (bordering the 106 km [[Wakhan Corridor]]), this territory is currently under [[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts|disputed Pakistani administration]], presently making a direct physical link impossible for India to build or operate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roche |first=Elizabeth |date=2024-05-14 |title=Why the Chabahar port deal is a strategic win for India |work=Mint |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/infrastructure/mint-explainer-why-iran-s-chabahar-port-is-vital-to-indias-strategic-and-commercial-interests-11715666084087.html|access-date=2026-03-19}}</ref> There is no active or proposed railway line connecting India directly to Afghanistan through the Wakhan Corridor. Instead, India’s rail connectivity strategy for Afghanistan focuses on the following multilateral transit routes that bypass Pakistan, primarily through Iran and Central Asia.

* '''[[Chabahar–Zahedan_railway#Expansion_plans|Chabahar–Zahedan–Zaranj line]]''': This serves as India's primary strategic alternative to the land route through Pakistan. India initially partnered with Iran to construct a 628 km rail line from [[Chabahar Port]] to Zahedan near the Afghan border. Following geopolitical and funding delays, Iran proceeded with independent construction; as of early 2025, the project was reported to be approximately 84% complete.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-25 |title=Chabahar-Zahedan railway project surpasses 84% progress |work=Tehran Times |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/519522/Chabahar-Zahedan-railway-project-surpasses-84-progress |access-date=2026-03-19}}</ref>

* '''[[Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan Railway Project|Trans-Afghan Railway]]''': A proposed corridor connecting [[Termez]] (Uzbekistan) to [[Peshawar]] (Pakistan) via [[Kabul]]. While India is not a primary lead, Uzbekistan has invited Indian participation to facilitate trade access to Central Asian markets.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-21 |title=Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan Sign Agreement on Trans-Afghan Railway |work=The Astana Times |url=https://astanatimes.com/2025/07/uzbekistan-pakistan-and-afghanistan-sign-agreement-on-trans-afghan-railway/ |access-date=2026-03-19}}</ref>

* '''[[Five Nations Railway Corridor|Khaf–Herat line]]''': This operational 225 km line connects the Iranian rail network to [[Herat]] in western Afghanistan. In February 2025, India successfully completed its first rail transit of commercial cargo to Afghanistan using this corridor via the Iranian network.<ref>{{Cite news |title=First Indian cargo shipment reaches Herat via Khaf-Herat railway |work=Iran Front Page |date=2025-02-12 |url=https://ifpnews.com/first-indian-rail-transit-shipment-afghanistan-iranian-territory|access-date=2026-03-19}}</ref>

== India–Bangladesh ==
{{see also | Bangladesh Railway| l1=Rail transport in Bhutan }}

Following table lists current, historical and future routes, passenger train services and freight services:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Crossing Point (India)
!Crossing Point (Bangladesh)
!Status
!Current train services
!Historical train services
!Ref
|-
|[[Gede railway station|Gede]], [[West Bengal]]
|[[Darshana railway station|Darshana]]
|Active
|[[Maitree Express]] and [[freight trains]]
|[[East Bengal Express]], [[East Bengal Mail]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Starting of freight trains via restored Haldibari (India) – Chilahati (Bangladesh) rail link |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1741647 |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[Petrapole railway station|Petrapole]], [[West Bengal]]
|[[Benapole railway station|Benapole]]
|Active
|[[Bandhan Express]] and [[freight trains]]
|[[Barisal Express]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Singhabad railway station|Singhabad]], [[West Bengal]]
|[[Rohanpur railway station|Rohanpur]]
|Active
|[[Freight trains|Freight trains only]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Radhikapur railway station|Radhikapur]], [[West Bengal]]
|[[Biral railway station|Biral]]
|Active
|[[Freight trains|Freight trains only]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Haldibari railway station|Haldibari]], [[West Bengal]]
|[[Chilahati railway station|Chilahati]]
|Active
|[[Mitali Express]]
|
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Changrabandha railway station|Changrabandha]], [[West Bengal]]
|[[Burimari railway station|Burimari]]
|Inactive
|
|
|
|-
|[[Karimganj Junction railway station|Karimganj]], [[Assam]]
|[[Kulaura Junction railway station|Kulaura]]
|Planned
|
|
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Assam as India's Gateway to ASEAN |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/684951/assam-india-gateway-asean.pdf |website=Asian Development Bank}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mahisasan railway station|Mahisasan]], [[Assam]]
|[[Shahbazpur, Brahmanbaria|Shahabaz Pur]]
|Being restored
|
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Agartala railway station|Agartala]], [[Tripura]]
|[[Akhaura Junction railway station|Akhaura]]
|Active
|
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rail Links with Bangladesh |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=101547 |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=www.pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
|[[Belonia, India|Belonia]], [[Tripura]]
|[[Feni, Bangladesh|Feni]]
|Under construction
|
|
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

== India–Bhutan ==
{{see also | Rail transport in Bhutan }}

Two rail routes have been planned:<ref name=":1" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Proposed Route
!Details
|-
|[[Rangiya Junction railway station|Rangiya]]-[[Darrang district|Darrang]]-[[Samdrup Jongkhar]]
|The total route length of 48 km is estimated to cost INR 9,010 million. The survey was completed in 2007-08 and the cost was updated in 2013–14
|-
|[[Kokrajhar railway station|Kokrajhar]]-[[Gelephu]]
|The total route length of 58 km is estimated to cost INR 5,540 million. The survey was completed in 2007-08 and the cost was updated in 2013–14
|}

==India-China==
{{see also | India–China border infrastructure | India–China Border Roads }}

; Kunming-Kolkata line ([[BCIM Economic Corridor]]): The most frequently discussed proposal is a high-speed link between Kunming (China) and Kolkata (India) as part of the Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM) which is a proposed road, rail, water and air link connecting India and China through Myanmar.<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/china-seeks-high-speed-rail-link-between-kunming-and-kolkata-to-revive-ancient-silk-route/articleshow/47704712.cms China seeks high-speed rail link between Kunming and Kolkata to revive ancient silk route], economictimes.indiatimes.com, 17 Jun2 2015.</ref> There is no proposal for a direct cross-border railway line between India and China due to long-standing border disputes and seurity concerns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Das |first=K. |date=2023-02-15 |title=How government is ramping up the Border Infrastructure|work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/explained-how-is-govt-ramping-up-border-infrastructure/article66498281.ece|access-date=2025-05-15}}</ref> Instead, both nations are rapidly constructing [[India–China border infrastructure|extensive "strategic" rail networks on their respective sides]] of the [[Line of Actual Control]].<ref>[https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/2026/INDIAN%20RAILWAYS%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%20%20ACCOUNTS%2C%202024-25%20(ENGLISH)%20(1).pdf Strategic Rail Link Projects in Border Areas: Annual Progress Report 2024-25], Ministry of Railways, |access-date=2025-05-15}</ref>

== India–Myanmar ==
{{see also | Rail transport in Myanmar }}

; Jiribam-Moreh-Tamu line: [[Moreh, India|Moreh]], [[Manipur]], [[India]] – [[Tamu, Myanmar|Tamu]], [[Myanmar]] route is often considered as part of Trans-Asian rail connectivity. Currently India is building the [[Jiribam railway station|Jiribam]]–[[Imphal railway station|Imphal]]–[[Moreh, India|Moreh]] railway line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Pradyot Kumar |title=Trans-Asian rail connectivity: South Asian perspective |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/columnists/trans-asian-rail-connectivity--south-asian-perspective.html |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref>

; Aizawl-Zorinpui line to connect [[Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project]]: This line is under planning.<ref>[https://www.morungexpress.com/mizoram-rail-expansion-to-link-with-kaladan-project-boosting-northeast-connectivity-guv Mizoram rail expansion to link with Kaladan project, boosting Northeast connectivity: Guv], morungexpress.com, 17 March 2026.</ref>

== India–Nepal ==
{{see also | Department of Railways (Nepal) | l1= Rail transport in Nepal }}

[[Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line]] is a semi-operational line between India and Nepal. [[Diesel multiple unit|DEMU]] passenger service is operation on this route.

Following table lists current and future routes:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Starting Point (India)
!Ending Point (Nepal)
!Status
!Details
!Ref
|-
|[[Gede railway station|Jaynagar]]
|[[Raxaul–Kathmandu railway line|Bardibas]]
|Active
|Currently active till [[Kurtha]], [[Janakpur]], planned extension till [[Bardibas]] in Nepal
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deuba, Modi flag off Kurtha-Jayanagar railway from Delhi |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/04/02/deuba-modi-flag-off-kurtha-jayanagar-railway-from-delhi |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2022 |title=India- Nepal railway service: The projects, route, cost in 10 points |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-nepal-railway-service-the-projects-route-cost-in-10-points/articleshow/90585302.cms |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Raxaul–Kathmandu railway line|Raxaul]]
|[[Birgunj|Kathmandu]]
|Under Survey
|Crossing point [[Birgunj]] in Nepal
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal, India sign accord on Kathmandu-Raxaul railway |url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2021/10/07/nepal-india-sign-accord-on-kathmandu-raxaul-railway |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref>
|-
|[[New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station|New Jalpaiguri, West Bengal]]
|[[Kakarbhitta]]
|Planned
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=India And Nepal To Speed Up Raxaul-Kathmandu Rail Project |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-and-nepal-to-speed-up-raxaul-kathmandu-rail-project-1881617 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-09 |title=India-Nepal to Get Closer, Thanks to New Railway Link and Inland Waterways! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/137158/india-nepal-improve-rail-connectivity-smooth-transit/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=The Better India |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jogbani]]
|[[Biratnagar]]
|Under Construction
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biratnagar-Bathnah freight train to come into operational within two weeks |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/129586/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=My Republica |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Narendra |date=2021-04-08 |title=IRCON invites tender for civil works at Biratnagar Station on Jogbani (India) to Biratnagar (Nepal) Railway Line |url=https://www.metrorailnews.in/ircon-invites-tender-for-civil-works-at-biratnagar-station-on-jogbani-india-to-biratnagar-nepal-railway-line/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Metro Rail News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Nautanwa]]
|[[Siddharthanagar|Bhairhawa]]
|Planned
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=गोरखपुर से नेपाल जाना होगा आसान, सोनौली-भैरहवा रेल लाइन को मिली मंजूरी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/government-agrees-for-maharajganj-to-nepal-railway-route-nautanwa-sonauli |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|[[Rupaidiha|Nepalgunj road, Rupaidiha]]
|[[Nepalgunj]]
|Planned
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-29 |title=Strengthening Indo-Nepal trade ties with improved connectivity |url=https://theprint.in/world/strengthening-indo-nepal-trade-ties-with-improved-connectivity/893991/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

== India–Pakistan ==
{{see also | Pakistan Railways| l1= Rail transport in Pakistan }}

Currently two rail routes exits between India and Pakistan. However the passenger train services are cancelled until further orders. Details below:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Crossing Point (India)
!Crossing Point (Pakistan)
!Status
!Current train services
|-
|[[Atari Shyam Singh railway station]]
|[[Wagah railway station]]
|Inactive
|[[Samjhauta Express]]
|-
|[[Munabao railway station]]
|[[Zero Point railway station]]
|Inactive
|[[Thar Express]]
|}

== India–Sri Lanka ==
{{see also | Sri Lanka Railways | l1= Rail transport in Sri Lanka }}

[[Boat Mail]] was a passenger train service between India and Sri Lanka. However, the train currently runs till [[Rameswaram]] in [[India]]

== See also ==

* [[Rail transport in India]]
** [[Future of rail transport in India]]
** [[List of railway lines in India]]
** [[North Eastern Railway Connectivity Project]] in India

* [[Greater India]]
** [[Borders of India]]
** [[Exclusive economic zone of India]]
** [[Indianisation]]

== References ==
{{reflist|group=rail-note}}

[[Category:Indian Railways]]
[[Category:International railway lines in Asia]]
[[Category:International railway lines by country|India]]

Cross-border railway lines in India - Revision history

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