Jaigaon–Phuentsholing border crossing

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The Jaigaon–Phuentsholing border crossing is a major land gateway between India and Bhutan, serving as a key commercial and travel entry point into Bhutan from the Indian town of Jaigaon to the Bhutanese town of Phuentsholing.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf India–Bhutan border crossing ⓘ
border crossing ⓘ
land border crossing ⓘ
approximateElevationCategory lowland border crossing ⓘ
associatedWithTownDevelopment growth of Jaigaon as a border town ⓘ
growth of Phuentsholing as a commercial center ⓘ
borderSecurity monitored by Bhutanese security agencies ⓘ
monitored by Indian security agencies ⓘ
borderType land border ⓘ
closestIndianRailhead Hasimara railway station ⓘ
closestMajorIndianRailJunction New Jalpaiguri Junction ⓘ
connectsTown Jaigaon ⓘ
Phuentsholing ⓘ
countryOnSide Bhutan ⓘ
India ⓘ
hasBorderGate Bhutan Gate ⓘ
hasCustomsFacilities yes ⓘ
hasImmigrationCheckpost yes ⓘ
hasPedestrianCrossing yes ⓘ
hasVehicleCrossing yes ⓘ
immigrationControlLocation Phuentsholing immigration office ⓘ
importanceForBhutan main overland access to Indian markets and ports ⓘ
importanceForIndia gateway for trade and transit with Bhutan ⓘ
locatedInDistrictOnBhutaneseSide Chukha District ⓘ
locatedInDistrictOnIndianSide Alipurduar district ⓘ
locatedInRegionOnBhutaneseSide southwestern Bhutan ⓘ
locatedInStateOnIndianSide West Bengal ⓘ
locatedInTownOnBhutaneseSide Phuentsholing ⓘ
locatedInTownOnIndianSide Jaigaon ⓘ
nearbyMajorCityInIndia Siliguri ⓘ
partOf India–Bhutan border ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Bhutan border
primaryFunction commercial gateway ⓘ
passenger travel gateway ⓘ
regionalContext eastern Himalayas ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Himalayas
roadConnection connected to Bhutanese road network via Phuentsholing ⓘ
connected to Indian road network via Jaigaon ⓘ
servesAs major entry point to Bhutan from India ⓘ
strategicImportance key hub for Bhutan’s imports and exports via India ⓘ
timeZoneOnBhutaneseSide Bhutan Time ⓘ
timeZoneOnIndianSide Indian Standard Time ⓘ
transportMode road transport ⓘ
usedBy local residents ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
traders ⓘ
usedFor movement of goods and services ⓘ
tourist entry into Bhutan ⓘ
trade between India and Bhutan ⓘ
visaPolicyContext entry point where many Indian and Bhutanese citizens can cross without visa under bilateral agreements ⓘ

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Indo-Bhutan border → hasBorderCrossing → Jaigaon–Phuentsholing border crossing ⓘ
Jaigaon–Phuentsholing border crossing → immigrationControlLocation → Phuentsholing immigration office ⓘ
linked to: Jaigaon–Phuentsholing border crossing
Jaigaon → borderGateName → Jaigaon–Phuentsholing border gate ⓘ
linked to: Jaigaon–Phuentsholing border crossing