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The hippie trail (also the overland [1]) was an overland journey taken by members of the hippie subculture and others from the mid-1950s to the late 1970s [2] travelling from Europe and West Asia through South Asia via countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, [3] India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Thailand.
The Great Himalaya Trail is a route across the Himalayas from east to west. The original concept was to establish a single long distance trekking trail from the east end to the west end of Nepal that includes a total of roughly 1,700 kilometres (1,100 mi) of path.
The Aarniko Rajmarg provides Nepal's overland link with China. However, it is of limited use as an alternative route for transport of goods, as it is cheaper to ship Chinese goods via Kolkata than to truck them through China's Tibet region. [6] This situation is subject to change with major investment in road and rail on the Tibetan side.
Asian Highway 42 (AH42) is a route of the Asian Highway Network, running 3,754 kilometres (2,333 mi) from AH5 in Lanzhou, China [1] to AH1 in Barhi, India. [2]It passes through the countries of China, Nepal, [3] and India.
The bus route ended at the railway station at Amlekhganj, from where travellers took the Nepal Government Railway (NGR) the rest of the way to Birgunj and Raxaul. Before Tribhuvan Highway was built, travelers used the historic trade route passing through Kulekhani , Chitlang , Chandragiri Pass and Thankot .
The road is also predicted to become a trading route between Nepal, India and China. [1] The route passes though Midhills and Himalayan mountains. Main locality includes Palpa, Syangja, Parbat, Baglung and Muktinath. [2] The road is being constructed by multiple contractors, including Nepal Army’s Road Construction Division.
Koshi Highway or NH08 (previously: H08) (Nepali: कोशी राजमार्ग) is a 390 km long planned highway located in Koshi Province.It is a north-south highway which is understood to be the shortest highway connecting India to China across the Himalayan mountains in Nepal.
An addendum was made on 6 September 2011, to add new rail routes for facilitating overland transit traffic between Bangladesh and Nepal. The addendum read: "1."Traffic in Transit” to/from Nepal and Bangladesh shall move through Indian territory by rail using Singhabad Railway station in India and Rohanpur Railway station in Bangladesh with ...