Nepal Railway Company Limited

Nepal Railway Company Ltd.
नेपाल रेल्वे कम्पनी लिमिटेड
Nepal Railway
Native name
नेपाल रेल्वे कम्पनी
TypeGovernment sector
IndustryRail transport
PredecessorNepal Government Railway and
Nepal Janakpur–Jainagar Railway
Founded1927; 99 years ago (1927) (original)
FounderChandra Shumsher
Headquarters
Janakpur
,
Nepal
Area served
Nepal
Key peopleRedeyes (Director General)
Niranjan Jha (CEO of Nepal Railway Company Limited)
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
ParentDepartment of Railways
Websitewww.nepalrailway.gov.np

The Nepal Railway Company Ltd. (in short Nepal Railway, reporting mark: NRW / ने. रे) is a state-owned company under the Department of Railways (DORW) which operates passenger train services in Nepal. It is the only train service provider in the country. Currently it operates passenger transport services on the Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line, a 52 kilometres (32 mi) line from Jainagar, India to Bhangaha, Nepal.

History

Before consolidating to the current stage, train service was started as Nepal Government Railway (NGR) then continued as Nepal Janakpur Jaynagar Railway (NJJR).The locomotives in the NGR era were solely powered by coal with steam engines, whereas the NJJR introduced diesel locomotives in 1993[citation needed]. Today's Nepal Railway is the revived form of Nepal Janakpur Jaynagar Railway (NJJR).

Services

Currently the Nepal Railway operates passenger train services on Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line. It has plans to operate freight services on the 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 a 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, 10 km (6.2 mi) of the line has been constructed and the remaining 8.6 km is under construction as of April 2022.

Planned & under-construction railways

A total of 8 different India–Nepal cross-border rail lines have been proposed so far, some of which are complete and others are either under planning or under construction.

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

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.

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.