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The '''Nepal Government Railway''' was constructed in 1923, a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway constructed by J. V. Collier of the Indian Forest Service to transport Nepalese timber to India. Collier had been assigned by Nepal's Rana prime minister to manage the forest department in Nepal.
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Government_Railway] Wikipedia - Nepal Government Railway </ref>
In the winter of 1924, [[Martin's Light Railways]] and Co. of Calcutta conducted a survey to construct a light railway from [[Raxaul]] in India on the border north to [[Amlekhganj]] (in Nepal, about 60km south of Kathmandu).
Construction began in March 1926, and the Nepal Government Railway opened on 16 February 1927
The Nepal Government Railway remained in service till 1965 when the construction of a modern highway linking the southern border made it redundant.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Foreign Railways]]
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Government_Railway] Wikipedia - Nepal Government Railway </ref>
In the winter of 1924, [[Martin's Light Railways]] and Co. of Calcutta conducted a survey to construct a light railway from [[Raxaul]] in India on the border north to [[Amlekhganj]] (in Nepal, about 60km south of Kathmandu).
Construction began in March 1926, and the Nepal Government Railway opened on 16 February 1927
The Nepal Government Railway remained in service till 1965 when the construction of a modern highway linking the southern border made it redundant.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Foreign Railways]]
