Last country in Asia without trains

Trains Magazine General Discussion
1

If Bhutan is the last country in Asia without trains…when did Nepal get a railroad?

2

around 1860…but ill look it up for ya

3

I thought Afghanistan also had no railroads.

4

THe reason they don’t have one is because all the metal is use for homemade bombs. [:-^]

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Afghan Railway

http://www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/map.html

6

Is that existing railroads or just planing schemes for the future?

[:-^]

Lee S.

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Most or the railroads shown on the map were never built. The Kabul Tramway shown did exist. The link to photos:

http://www.ajg41.clara.co.uk/kabul.html

The link below is to an oil terminal in Afghanistan which is served by the Uzbek (A former Republic of the Soviet Union) Railway. I believe it is the only current railroad operation in the country.

http://ccgi.ajg41.plus.com/2008/04/13/hairaton-terminal-photos/