 India and Nepal enjoy a long-standing relationship which is rooted in its people-to-people connectivity, leading to shared growth of the two countries. This has been further strengthened under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi, taking our bilateral ties to the next level, including construction of Moti Hari Amlaik Gunch Pipeline, Integrated Checkposts at Bharat Nagar and Veerganj, Road Infrastructure, Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Projects and many more initiatives. This time, it is getting even more stronger with the inauguration of cross-border passenger rail services between Jai Nagar in India and Kurtha in Nepal. This rail line will connect Nepal with all major cities of India through railway via Jai Nagar in India. This is the first cross-border, broad-gauge rail project between India and Nepal, and the first passenger rail service between the two countries since passenger rail services halted in 2014 for upgradation of rail infrastructure. The key highlight of this integrated rail infrastructure project is to convert the old narrow-gauge railway track to broad-gauge and further extend it to Badi Bass in Nepal. The project is being built under Government of India Grant assistance of 876.8 crore Nepalese rupees and is being designed, planned and executed by Aircon International Ltd. The operationalization of the passenger rail services on the section are being undertaken by Nepal Railway Company, with a demo set procured by Nipani side through an arrangement with Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. The rail section connects the historic city of Janakpur in Nepal with sweet heart-warming mathletradition of Madhubani in India and will further boost people-to-people linkages, which is the core of the India-Nepal relationship. This rail project stands as a perfect example of bilateral partnership and cooperation between India and Nepal as part of Neighborhood First Policy, envisioned by Prime Minister Srinarendra Modi.