Delhi to Kathmandu by train

Hey, is this possible? Met a guy who told me that it was possible, but I cant seem to find it on the net?

It's not possible. Try this instead:

Delhi to Kathmandu by train + bus...
It's quite easy, cheap, and an adventure to do this journey overland.

Day 1: Take a train from Delhi to Gorakhpur. The Vaishali Express leaves Delhi at around 19:45 and arrives at Gorakhpur Junction at 09:10 next morning, or there's another train from New Delhi at 17:20 arriving Gorakhpur at 06:35 next morning. The fare is around Rs 2440 ($55) in AC1, RS 1240 ($28) in AC2, Rs 785 ($18) in AC3 or Rs 315 in Sleeper Class - see www.indianrail.gov.in for times and fares.

Day 2: Take a bus or jeep from Gorakhpur to the Nepalese frontier at (Indian side) Sunauli/Bhairawa (Nepalese side, but also often called Sunauli). Journey time about 3 hours, Rs 55 ($1).

Walk across the frontier, it's then a few minutes walk to the Bhairawa bus station. Take a bus or jeep on to Kathmandu. Buses take 9 to 12 hours, cost about 120 Nepalese Rupees or 230 Indian Rupees ($2). There are many buses daily, either daytime buses leaving regularly until about 11:00 or overnight buses leaving regularly from about 16:00 until 19:00. Indian rupees may be accepted here in Bhairawa, but not further into Nepal.

It's also possible to travel via Varanasi. An overnight train links Delhi & Kathmandu. Buses link Varanasi with the Nepalese border - see the next section.

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Thank you, your my hero. So I can get a visa in Sunauli? All I have to bring is 30 dollars, passport photos and a smile?

Yep.

Indian rupee notes less than 500Rs are accepted widely in Nepal at 1.6 to 1.

Current exchange rates make the above quotes prices higher.

You can fly to KTM for about $150 and save time an aggravation.

There are two main ways to get from Delhi to Kathmandu:

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One way is as per #1 post. ie Day1.. Day2.. 12 hour bus ride etc...
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The other way is hop on a plain in Delhi, sip wine, watch movie, then in Kathmandu say goodbye to airhostess.

Personally I would fly that section and save my energy for other adventures in either India or Nepal.

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That's the less fun way...

yes more interesting, Gokarpur and sonalia are actually quite interesting, and authentic places in that "end of the world" sort of way. Gorakpur is corupt as hell and has more flies than people. Sonalia has more mosquitos than then entire contienent.
A nice detour is to Lumbini that is not far from sonalia, it is well worth a visit if you have time. of course you'll break you back on the bus on the roads.... those where the days. when they did the overnight tickets from varansi, i guess they still do.