India to Bhutan train travel soon: Cross-border railway project approved with over Rs 4,000 crore investment India and Bhutan have approved the development of two cross-border railway connections. These will connect Banarhat (West Bengal) to Samtse (Bhutan) and Kokrajhar (Assam) to Gelephu (Bhutan). The two rail projects will connect Banarhat, located in West Bengal, with Samtse in Bhutan, and Kokrajhar in Assam with Gelephu, Bhutan. First cross-border railway projects between India and BhutanThis new rail network aims to improve the movement of goods and people between India and Bhutan. On the occasion, Foreign Secretary Misri also announced that the Indian government has committed Rs 10,000 crore in aid for Bhutan's 13th Five-Year Plan.