The Nepal Railway Company Ltd. (in short Nepal Railway), reporting mark: NRW / ने. रे) is a state-owned company under Department of Railways (DORW) which operates passenger train services in Nepal.[1] It is the only train service provider in the country. [2] Currently it operates passenger transport service on the 52 kilometres (32 mi) line from Jainagar, India to Bhangaha, Nepal. It is sort of equivalent to the Sajha Yatayat for road transportation.[citation needed]

History

Before consolidating to current stage, train service was started as Nepal Government Railway (NGR) then continued as Nepal Janakpur Jaynagar Railway (NJJR). NGR era was entirely coal era with steam engines whereas NJJR got dieselized in 1993. Today's Nepal Railway is the revived form of Nepal Janakpur Jaynagar Railway (NJJR).

  • Nepal Railways 1927 during the reign of Rana PM Chandra SJBR
    A Nepal Railway locomotive in 1927 during the reign of PM Chandra Shumsher Rana
  • Nepal Railway in 1950s.
    Nepal Railway in 1950s.

Services

Currently Nepal Railway operates passenger train service on Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line. It has plan to operate freight service on Bathnaha–Biratnagar railway line soon[when?]. Passengers have two choices of cars, deluxe and general to ride on Nepal Railway's trains. As per General Manager of Nepal Railways Niranjan Jha, 1350 passengers can travel by train at one time.

Nepal Railway Tickets, Janakpurdham (Nepal) to Jay Nagar (India) AC Compartment

Bathnaha–Biratnagar railway

Of the total 18.6 km or 11.6 mi length of Bathnaha–Biratnagar railway line, the 10 km (6.2 mi) of line construction has been completed and remaining 8.6 km is under construction as of April 2022.[3][4][5]

Planned & under-construction railways

See 8 different India–Nepal cross-border rail lines, some of which are complete and others are either under planning or being constructed.[6]

China–Nepal Railway, planned 72 km line which will link Kathmandu with Shigatse in Tibet, crossing the China–Nepal border at Gyirong–Rasuwa.[7]

Incidents

In August 2012, a serious incident occurred when a locomotive ran away without bogies while a driver was putting in oil. The locomotive ran from Jainagar to Janakpur at speeds far exceeding the restrictions on the line, resulting in the normally two-and-a-half hours journey of 29 km (18 mi) taking only 45 minutes. The staff at Janakpur diverted the locomotive engine onto a damaged track where its wheels became stuck in the ground and it came to a full stop without causing any injuries.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Railway service to reconnect Janakpur with India's Ayodhya soon". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
  2. ^ "नेपाल सरकार भौतिक पुर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय रेल विभाग विशालनगर, काठमाण्डौ". www.dorw.gov.np. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Jaynagar-Kurtha Railway brings modernization in Nepal's railway connection, says Nepal Minister". ANI. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  4. ^ "IRCON invites tender for civil works at Biratnagar Station on Jogbani (India) to Biratnagar (Nepal) Railway Line". Metro Rail News. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Construction work resumes on Katahari-Bathnaha railway line". The Kathmandu Post. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ How poor rail connectivity is acting as a hindrance to India's Act East policy, Economic Times, 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ Hu, Yongqi (22 June 2018). "Railway project to link Tibet, Nepal". China Daily. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Train engine from India completes journey to Nepal sans driver". www.deccanherald.com. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Train engine from India completes journey to Nepal sans drive". m.indiarailinfo.com. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Railway_Company_Limited
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