Explain about Ropeways and Railways in Nepal
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Ropeway in Nepal, which mainly refers to the aerial ropeways, are used for human and cargo transport. In the ‘Nepal Country Report’ of 1976 by the world bank concluded that construction and maintenance of roads in mountainous are costly due to hilly terrain, and thus other means of transport should be studied mainly indicating to the ropeways. However, ropeways have not gained significant popularity over roadways. In the Ninth Five-year Plan ropeway was encouraged with and involvement of the private sector. But no provision in the national budget was made for ropeway development. Nonetheless, private sector has initiated the construction and operation of ropeways mainly in lucrative places such as religious temple.
The Nepal Railways Corporation Ltd. (NRC, reporting mark: NR / ने. रे) is a state-owned company which operates passenger train service in Nepal.[1] Currently it operates passenger transport service on the 28 km line from Jainagar, India to Janakpur, Nepal.
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ropeway
Ropeways have long been recognised as an ideal mode of transportation in Nepal, but despite some pioneering projects the potential has never been fully developed. ... The best known cable car system in Nepal is the one to Manakamana temple in Gorkha district.
railways
a state-owned company which operates passenger train service in Nepal. Currently it operates passenger transport service on the 28 km line from Jainagar, India to Janakpur, Nepal.