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There are many places in the world where a rail route is close enough to an international border such that while riding a train on that route, you have clear view of another country across the border.
For example in the US one that is very well known is the view of Mexico across the Rio Grande from the Sunset Limited near El Paso TX
I thought it might be fun seeing how many here have come across such at other places. Often such happens at or near border station.
For example three places come to mind between India and Bangladesh:
For example in the US one that is very well known is the view of Mexico across the Rio Grande from the Sunset Limited near El Paso TX
I thought it might be fun seeing how many here have come across such at other places. Often such happens at or near border station.
For example three places come to mind between India and Bangladesh:
- At the Kolkata Suburban Station Gede which is on a piece of land that sticks a bit into Bangladesh. All the Suburban trains from Kolkata to Gede give you a view of Bangladesh across the border. The Kolkata - Dhaka Maitree Express crosses the border into Bangladesh just beyond Gede station.
- At the Bangladesh Railway station Hilli on the pre-partition route of the Darjeeling Mail. The western edge of the platform is essentially the border between India and Bangladesh. So all BR trains that go to Northeast Bangladesh give the passengers a view of India across the border.
- At New Changrabandha in North Bengal where Bangladesh is visible below as the Northeast Frontier Railway (India) train runs along a cliff in India. The original Changrabandha station was abandoned as it was on the line crossing into then East Pakistan which was closed.
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