Railway Minister Confirms SOP For Train Service Between Nepal, Bihar

Addressing the Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed that the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to operate direct passenger trains between Bihar's Jayanagar and Nepal's Kurtha is all set. The Rs 508 crore gauge construction project between the two stations, culminated in October 2018, awaited an SOP for operation. 
Reportedly, the announcement concerning the new railway line's date of functioning would arrive following the Nepal Government's consent to the project.