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 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. 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. 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.

Bathnaha–Biratnagar railway

Of the total length of Bathnaha–Biratnagar railway line, 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.How poor rail connectivity is acting as a hindrance to India's Act East policy, Economic Times, 20 October 2020.

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 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

List of railway lines in Nepal Department of Railways (Nepal) Railway stations in Nepal Transport in Nepal Railway stations in India

References

External links Department of Railways in Nepal