[1][2] In 1923, a short narrow gauge railway was built by J. V. Collier of the Indian Forest Service to transport Nepalese timber to India.

In the winter of 1924, Martin and Co. of Kolkata conducted a survey to construct a light railway from the border north to Bichako (Amlekhganj).

[6] Until the highway was built, the Amlekhganj-Raxaul railway was the only route indirectly connecting the capital Kathmandu with India.

[8][9] The Nepal Government Railway remained in service till 1965 when the construction of the highway linking the southern border made it redundant.

It shows the hero, a Gurkha soldier returning to Nepal on leave, travelling on the train as he heads for home.