Department of Railways (Nepal)
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Native name | रेल विभाग |
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| Company type | Government |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Headquarters | Bishalnagar, Kathmandu , |
Area served | Nepal |
Key people | Deepak Kumar Bhattarai (Director General) |
| Owner | Government of Nepal |
| Website | www |
Department of Railways is the authority to develop, maintain and plan railways in Nepal. It has its headquarter at Bishalnagar, Kathmandu. Currently it maintains two in-operation railway lines in the country: Raxaul–Sirsiya and the Jainagar–Janakpur. It has several lines been planned.
Existing Railway
Currently there are two operational railway lines in the country:
Raxaul–Sirsiya line: This is a 6 km (3.7 mi) line from Raxaul, India to Sirsiya Inland Container Depot (or dry port) near Birganj, Nepal, and is primarily used for freight transport.[1] It allows container traffic to be imported to Nepal through the Sirsiya dry port container depot.[2]
Jainagar–Janakpur line: This is a 28 km (17 mi) line from Jainagar, India to Janakpur, Nepal, and is used primarily for passenger transport.[3]
This is the only passenger transport railway line in Nepal. It connects Janakpur to Siraha at the Nepal-India border and further goes to the Indian town of Jainagar, Bihar. Nepal Railways operates passenger train service on it.
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Planned Railway
Railway Department has following lines under planned railways to be develop in future.
- East-West Railway or Mechi-Mahakali Railway: The railway feasibility study has been done with total of 945.244 km (587.347 mi) which will expand through 24 districts in the total cost of $3 billion.[4]
- Anbu Khaireni-Bharatpur - The feasibility study has done and railway will be constructed to link Kathmandu and Pokhara with the Mechi-Mahakali or the East-West Railway.[5]
- Jainagar-Janakpur–Bijayalpura-Bardibas: The Jainagar–Janakpur line is being extended further to Bardibas from Janakpur.[3]
- Kerung-Kathmandu: The railway will connect the capital city with China and the estimated cost is $2.75 billion. A 23-member technical and administrative team of National Railway Administration of China, led by its vice minister Zheng Jian contucted a four-day overall study.[5]
- Lumbini-Pokhara-Kathmandu: This will connect the popular tourist destination and adventureous city with the capital and the estimated cost is $3 billion.[5]
- Raxaul–Birgunj-Kathmandu: Nepal and India agreed to construct a railway line linking Raxaul with Kathmandu during Prime Minister KP Oli Sharma's visit to India.[6] A team of technical officers visited Kathmandu to study the proposed railway and they have stated that a feasibility study of the project would begin. They have already identified Chobhar as the terminus of the 113 km long railway line.[5][7][8][9]
- New Jalpaiguri (India) – Kakarbhitta (Nepal)[10]
- Bathnaha (India)- Jogbani (India) – Biratnagar (Nepal)[11][10]
- Nautanwa (India) – Bhairahawa (Nepal)[10]
- Rupaidiha,Nepalganj Road (India) – Nepalganj (Nepal)[10]
References
- ^ "Nepal Railway Assessment". Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Introduction". customs.gov.np. Department of Customs dryport office, Government of Nepal. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ a b Shashi, Shyamsundar (10 August 2018). "Indian goods train from Jainagar arrives in Janakpur". kathmandupost.com. KMG. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "EAST-WEST ELECTRIFIED RAILWAY PROJECT" (PDF). Project Bank-EWER.pdf. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d Tiwari, Nandalal. "The Talk Of Kerung-Kathmandu Railway". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "India And Nepal To Speed Up Raxaul-Kathmandu Rail Project". 11 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "DoR says land acquisition a major hurdle". www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Kantipur Publications. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "DoR starts construction of 10 railway tracks". thehimalayantimes.com. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Neupane, Suresh Raj (9 June 2019). "Raxaul-Kathmandu rail survey report is ready, Indian officials say". kathmandupost.com. KMG. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "India-Nepal Statement on Expanding Rail Linkages". MOFA- Point No. 4. April 7, 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ Sah, Deo Narayan (6 October 2018). "Bathana-Biratnagar rail by October end". kathmandupost.com. KMG. Retrieved 7 March 2020.