Kathmandu, May 27 -- The Department of Railways has invited expressions of interest (EOI) from international consultants to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the construction of a rail, metro, or monorail system in the Kathmandu Valley. The exact mode of transport will be determined after a feasibility study. The railroad will connect Narayan Gopal Chowk, Chabahil, Koteshwar, Satdobato (Lalitpur), Ratnapark in a loop returning to Narayan Gopal Chowk.

The length of the proposed line would be 27.5 kilometers, according to a pre-feasibility study. The department published the EOI notice on May 18.

In order to prepare the feasibility study for the proposed rail/metro/mono rail system, the government has allocated over Rs 323.37 mi...