The Wider Image: Back on track: Nepal rebuilds its passenger railway
Shrubs spring up around a rusted train engine in southeast Nepal, with carriages propped up on bricks and tall grass growing over abandoned wheels in mute testimony to years of neglect suffered by an abandoned railway line. First built as a cargo line to carry wood from Nepal to India in 1937, it was once the lifeblood of the community in Janakpur. The revamp of the railway, set to be completed next March, presents clear signs of renewal and the improvements to come. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar SEARCH "CHITRAKAR RAILWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. Matching text: NEPAL-RAILWAY/