Ministry of Railways
Jayanagar-Kurtha rail connectivity between India and Nepal will be extended up to Bijalpura by March 2021
East Central Railway ( ECR) , IRCON and KRCL come together to ensure the vital link takes shape
Government of India has spent nearly Rs 550 crores for the section up to Bijalpura which is further 17 km from Kurtha
After Bijalpura, new line will be constructed till Bardibas after Government of Nepal hands over land for the project
Indian
Railways is extending full cooperation to Nepal in running the BG
passenger service by sharing the know-how and operations and maintenance
proces
The
section Jayanagar-Kurtha, 34.90 Km is a part of
Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas rail (68.72 KM) project which has entirely
been funded by Government of India. As first phase of this project,
the rail line from Jayanagar in Madhubani district, Bihar has been
connected to Kurtha in Nepal and will be extended up to Bijalpura by
March 2021. Government of India has spent nearly Rs 550 Crores for the
section up to Bijalpura which is further 17 km from Kurtha. After
Bijalpura, new line will be constructed till Bardibas after Government
of Nepal hands over land for the project.
Jayanagar
is 4 Km from the India-Nepal border. This route has Janakpur, the
famous pilgrim centre in Nepal which is 29 Kms from Jayanager. This
project is being undertaken by IRCON and all rail engineering and
infrastructure works are complete. To operate rail service on this
route, 2 sets of 1600 HP DEMU passenger rakes have been supplied by
Konkan Rail Corporation Limited (KRCL). These 2 DEMU rakes have 2 AC
coaches each apart from non-AC coaches. These 2 rakes were handed over
to Nepal on 18th September, 2020. This will be the first Broad Gauge
passenger rail service in Nepal. Prior to this till 2014 a narrow gauge
service was running between Jayanagar and Janakpur operated by Nepal.
Indian Railways is extending full cooperation to Nepal in running the BG
service by sharing the know-how and operations and maintenance
processes with Nepal Railway Company as well as imparting training to
officials from Nepal. A draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for
starting passenger train operations in the section has been prepared and
shared with Nepal Railways by Government of India. KRCL is being
considered by Nepal Railway Company to run the operations and
Maintenance (O&M) of this line till such time Nepal Railway Company
is able to do this itself. Both Nepal and India are working together to
start rail service between Jayanagar and Kurtha and it is hoped that
after finishing the necessary technical and operational requirements,
this service will be commenced soon.
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SOURCE ; PIB NEWS
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