Nepal president Bidhya Devi Bhandari said that the country is planning to commence railway construction within two years to connect the capital city Kathmandu with India and China. The detailed project reports of Birgunj-Kathmandu and Rasuwagadhi-Kathmandu railways will be prepared soon. It was also revealed that the first trans-border railway between Nepal and India will be planned in the upcoming financial year. The president of Nepal also disclosed some of the other railway connectivity plans of Nepal to be carried out in next financial year. Among the plans, one is that railway service will be made operational at Jayanagar- Bijalpura and from Bathnaha, India to Biratnagar. Another plan involves the completion of the construction of the railway at Bijalpura-Bardibas segment.