Raxaul-Birgunj Friendship Bridge

India-Nepal Maitri Pul
LocaleRaxaul-Birgunj
Other nameRaxaul-Birgunj Friendship Bridge
Named forFriendship relation between India and Nepal

Raxaul-Birgunj Friendship Bridge ( Devanagari: रक्सौल - बीरगंज मैत्री पुल ) also known as Maitri Pul[1] or Friendship Bridge[2] is a road bridge that connects the town of Raxaul in India to the metropolitan city of Birgunj in Nepal.[3] It lies on the Dashgaja area over the Sirsiya river and serves as an India - Nepal border between the two cities of Raxaul and Birgunj. It provides an economic transit route between the two nations of Nepal and India.[4] On a daily basis, a huge convoy of freight containers enters Nepal through the friendship bridge. It is an important bridge for the economic activities in Nepal.[5]

View of the Maitri Pul also called as Friendship Bridge on the Sirsiya river connecting two nations of India and Nepal.

Description

The friendship bridge is at a distance of 400 meters in south from the iconic Shankaracharya Gate in Birgunj.

References

  1. ↑ "At India-Nepal border, a pile-up of angst, anxiety and 'betrayal'". The Times of India. 2015-12-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Security Forces Fail to Regulate Birgunj Border Point". New Business Age.
  3. ↑ Malhotra, Jyoti (2015-11-04). "Troubled transition". India Today. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Birgunj-Raxaul border blocked after stranded trucks enter India". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  5. ↑ "Trucks from India cross into Nepal as key border-point opens". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
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