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India's first-ever direct commercial container freight train reached Nepal carrying a consignment of canola.
The train, comprising 40 wagons, moved directly from Kolkata Port to Biratnagar under the revised India-Nepal Rail Transit Protocol.
The route eliminates transshipment at the border, cutting transit time and logistics costs.
The initiative supports India's neighbourhood-first policy and multimodal trade connectivity.
A bilateral arrangement allowing direct rail movement of containerised cargo from Indian ports to inland Nepal, eliminating the need for transshipment at the border and improving customs efficiency and supply-chain reliability.
Simple Analogy: Like a through-ticket for cargo — goods no longer need to be unloaded and reloaded at the border checkpoint.
GS Paper II > India's Neighbourhood Relations
Railway GK > Freight Corridors & Bilateral Rail Links
The transfer of goods from one mode of transport to another during a journey, typically at a border or port