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Haldibari-Chilahati rail link:
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This rail link was part of the Broad Gauge main route from Kolkata to Siliguri.
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However, the war of 1965 effectively cut off all the railway links.
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Restarted now.
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Significance: This rail link is expected to enhance the connectivity to Assam and West Bengal from Bangladesh.
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The other rail links which are operational between India and Bangladesh are :
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Petrapole (India) – Benapole (Bangladesh);
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Gede (India) – Darshana (Bangladesh);
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Singhabad (India)-Rohanpur (Bangladesh); and
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Radhikapur (India)–Birol (Bangladesh).
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