Janakpurdham railway station

This article is about a railway station in Janakpur, Nepal. For station in India, see Janakpur Road railway station.

Janakpurdham जनकपुरधाम
Janakpurdham Railway Station
General information
Location	Janakpur, Dhanusha District, Madhesh Province Nepal
Coordinates	26°44′02″N85°56′13″E / 26.734°N 85.937°E / 26.734; 85.937
Owned by	Department of Railways
Operated by	Nepal Railway
Line(s)	Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line
Platforms	1
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JNKPE
History
Opened	1937
Electrified	No
Key dates
1936–1937	Construction
1937	Inauguration
2014-2019	Reconstruction
Services
Preceding station Nepal Railway Following station Parbaha towards Jaynagar, India Jaynagar–Bardibas Kurtha towards Bhangaha
Location Janakpurdham Location of Janakpur Dham Show map of Madhesh Province Janakpurdham Janakpurdham (Nepal) Show map of Nepal

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

From	Janakpur Dham		To
	Arrivals	Departure
➡️Bhangaha	08:30 AM	08:35 AM	➡️ Jaynagar
➡️Jaynagar	09:55 AM		➡️Janakpur
➡️Janakpur		11:30 AM	➡️Jaynagar
➡️Jaynagar	16:25 PM		➡️Janakpur
➡️Janakpur		16:30 PM	➡️Jaynagar
➡️Jaynagar	19:12 PM	19:17 PM	➡️Bhangaha

Jaynagar-Bardibas
Legend
km Station objects INR Ter. (JYG) NRW Ter. (JYG) 3 India Nepal border 3.2 Inarwa 7.8 Khajuri 13.3 Mahinathpur 17.7 Baidehi 21.7 Parbaha 23 Postal Highway 23.5 Jaladh khola 28.4 Janakpurdham 33.1 Kurtha 34.2 Pipradhi 36.2 Bighi river 37.8 Khutta Pipradhi 42.5 Loharpatti 47.6 Singyahi 51.2 Bhangaha 51.8 Rato river Bijayalpura Bardibas

See also

• Janakpur–Jaynagar Railway

References

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

External links

• Official website