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Nepal-Janakpur Railway

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The [[Nepal-Janakpur Railway]], otherwise known as the '''Nepal-Janakpur Railway''' was opened in 1928. The line is a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Railways] Wikipedia - Nepal Railways</ref>
Route - The line connects [[Jaynagar]] (India) to [[Janakpur ]](Nepal), a distance of 32km, an important nepalese pilgrimage site, about 100 km south-Jaynagar(India)east of Kathmandu.<ref>[http://www.michael-murr.de/index.php?page=187&languageid=en] Janakpur Railway</ref>
Opened From Janakpur the line continues a further 21km to transport Nepalise timber to India,in service until 1965'''Bijalpura.'''
{{WorkThe operating company "Transport Corporation of Nepal -Janakpur Railway" was renamed to "Nepal Railways Corporation Ltd." in2004, but is still a state-Progress-Rly}}owned enterprise. == References ==<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Foreign Railways]]
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