Janakpurdham railway station explained

Janakpurdham
Native Name:जनकपुरधाम
Style:Nepal Railway
Address:Janakpur, Dhanusha District, Madhesh Province
Country:Nepal
Coordinates:26.734°N 85.937°W
Owned:Department of Railways
Line:Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line
Platform:1
Tracks:3
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Status:Functioning
Operator:Nepal Railway
Code:JNKPE
Opened:1937
Electrified:No
Years:1936–1937
Events:Construction
Years1:1937
Events1:Inauguration
Years2:2014-2019
Events2:Reconstruction
Map Type:Nepal Madhesh Province#Nepal
Map Size:300

Janakpurdham Railway Station (JNKPE) is a railway station located in Dhanusha District, Madhesh province of Nepal.[1] The station has single platform which is diesel-line operational.[2] It was a narrow gauge station until 2014 since its construction in 1937. After reconstruction it resumed service in 2022. The station is a part of Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas rail section project.[3]

History

Janakpur was a freight station built in 1937 to move timber to Indian Railways during British India. When all the timber in the area had been cut, the station opened for passengers.[4]

From 2014 to 2019 the Railway station went through conversion of railway tracks into broad gauge line, construction of new station. Services resumed at the station on 03 March 2022.[5]

Services

There are total six services a day on Janakpur train station: three departing services to Jaynagar,two terminus services from Jaynagar and only a departing service to Bhangaha. Following is the station's newly revised time table published by Nepal Railway on 2080/03/28 of Nepalese calendar (2023/07/13 AD).

Time Table
FromJanakpur DhamTo
Arrivals Departure
➡️Bhangaha 08:30 AM 08:35 AM ➡️ Jaynagar
09:55 AM ➡️Janakpur
11:30 AM ➡️Jaynagar
16:25 PM ➡️Janakpur
16:30 PM ➡️Jaynagar
19:12 PM 19:17 PM ➡️Bhangaha

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nepal’s Janakpur locals rejoice as they welcome a modern train after nearly a decade . 1 September 2020 . Hindustan times . 4 April 2022.
  2. Web site: JNKPE/Janakpur Dham (1 PFs) . indianrailinfo.com . 4 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Train services to restart on Jayanagar-Janakpur Dham-Kurtha section. 1 April 2022 . dailypioneer.com . 4 April 2022.
  4. Web site: report on the National Transport System for Nepal published in 1965 . 1965 . world bank . 5 April 2022.
  5. Web site: India-Nepal rail link: Janakpur to be major tourist attraction . 3 April 2022 . India today . 5 April 2022.