Now, broad gauge railway line connects Raxaul to the Sirsiya (Birgunj) Inland Container Depot (ICD) which became fully operational in 2005.
Talks have been held to reopen the railway route from Birgunj to Amlekhganj in Nepal by converting it to broad gauge because of its socio-economic importance.
Daily express trains connect to Delhi with stops in major cities in Uttar Pradesh including Gorakhpur and Bareilly.
The metre gauge track from Raxaul to Narkatiaganj converted in 2018/august.03 pair passenger trains operated in this route.
A draft Master Plan highlighting a requirement of an additional 121 acres of land has been submitted to the State Government.
India and Nepal have an open border with no restrictions on movement of their nationals and no need of visa or passport documents for local people.
There are Jeeps, Cars, Tempos (Three wheels vehicles), and the Tangas (Horse Driven 6 seater Rickshaws) from Raxaul station for Birganj bus park.
The river, Sariswa (Sirsiya), a tributary of the Burhi Gandak, originates from Pathlahia hill of the dense Ramban forests in Nepal, its course roaming through the subdivision cutting through Bara and Parsa districts in Nepal and Raxaul in Bihar, India.
From here, the river flows about 20 km in India and joins Burhi Gandak near Sugauli in East Champaran district.
But after it, unrestrained untreated wastes are being dumped by the 46 factories situated at Birgunj (Nepal) which make this river contaminated.
Raxaul Panchayat Samiti is a Rural Local Body in Purbi Champaran Zila Parishad.