Janakpur_Dham_railway_station

Janakpurdham railway station

Janakpurdham railway station

Railway station in Nepal

This article is about a railway station in Janakpur, Nepal. For station in India, see Janakpur Road railway station.

Janakpurdham Railway Station (JNKPE) is a railway station located in Dhanusha District, Madhesh province of Nepal.[1] The station has single platform which is diesel-line operational.[2] It was a narrow gauge station until 2014 since its construction in 1937. After reconstruction it resumed service in 2022. The station is a part of Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas rail section project.[3]

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History

Janakpur was a freight station built in 1937 to move timber to Indian Railways during British India. When all the timber in the area had been cut, the station opened for passengers. [4]

From 2014 to 2019 the Railway station went through conversion of railway tracks into broad gauge line, construction of new station. Services resumed at the station on 03 March 2022.[5]

Services

There are total six services a day on Janakpur train station: three departing services to Jaynagar,two terminus services from Jaynagar and only a departing service to Bhangaha. Following is the station's newly revised time table published by Nepal Railway on 2080/03/28 of Nepalese calendar (2023/07/13 AD).

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Nepal's Janakpur locals rejoice as they welcome a modern train after nearly a decade". Hindustan times. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "JNKPE/Janakpur Dham (1 PFs)". indianrailinfo.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Train services to restart on Jayanagar-Janakpur Dham-Kurtha section". dailypioneer.com. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. [4]
    "report on the National Transport System for Nepal published in 1965" (PDF). world bank. 1965. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  5. [5]
    "India-Nepal rail link: Janakpur to be major tourist attraction". India today. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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