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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.
<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.
<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.'''
