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The [[Nepal-Janakpur Railway]], otherwise known as the '''Janakpur Railway''' was opened in 1928. The line is a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway. | The [[Nepal-Janakpur Railway]], otherwise known as the '''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 | <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_Railways Wikipedia "Nepal Railways"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The line connects [[Jaynagar]] (India) to [[Janakpur]]( Nepal), a distance of 32km, an important nepalese pilgrimage site, about 100 km south-east of Kathmandu. | The line connects [[Jaynagar]] (India) to [[Janakpur]]( Nepal), a distance of 32km, an important nepalese pilgrimage site, about 100 km south-east of Kathmandu. | ||
<ref>[http://www.michael-murr.de/index.php?page=187&languageid=en | <ref>[http://www.michael-murr.de/index.php?page=187&languageid=en "Janakpur Railway" by Michael Muir]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
From Janakpur the line continues a further 21km to '''Bijalpura.''' | From Janakpur the line continues a further 21km to '''Bijalpura.''' | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 13 December 2015
The Nepal-Janakpur Railway, otherwise known as the Janakpur Railway was opened in 1928. The line is a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway. [1] The line connects Jaynagar (India) to Janakpur( Nepal), a distance of 32km, an important nepalese pilgrimage site, about 100 km south-east of Kathmandu. [2]
From Janakpur the line continues a further 21km to Bijalpura.
The operating company "Transport Corporation of Nepal - Janakpur Railway" was renamed to "Nepal Railways Corporation Ltd." in 2004, but is still a state-owned enterprise.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Nepal Railways"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Janakpur Railway" by Michael Muir; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015