It remained shut for years but will now been seen again — in a new avatar.
Popular since the early 20th century, the rail link between Nepal and India is ready to resume on the neighbouring country’s first-ever broad gauge passenger service. The first stretch is ready: a 34-km line between Bihar’s Jayanagar and Nepal’s Kurtha, with the Hindu pilgrimage city of Janakpur Dham in between.
On October 21, the Nepal Railway Company is slated to take over the assets of the 68.73-km Jaynagar-Bardibas link from Indian engineering major IRCON, which built the line. And in another first, the Jaynagar station will have a parallel building operated by Nepal Railway Company.
