Are there rail connections to Nepal from India?
[2/99] Jaynagar is a point close to the India-Nepal border in Bihar. This town has MG service on ER from various points, including Darbhanga which is on the BG network. From Jaynagar, there is a Nepal Govt. Railway train service (2’6″ NG) up to Janakpur (Janakpurdham) and Bizalpura (Bijalpura), begun in 1937. The total track length of this section is about 53km. (Was there also service in the past to Deodha and Lewri??). In 1994, the service was augmented by the transfer of 6 8-coach NG rakes and 5 ZDM-5 diesel locomotives from SER’s Nagpur division, as the older steam locos used for the line were getting decommissioned. In the late 1990s two more ZDM-5 locomotives were transferred from India. In Nepal, close to Jaynagar, is the erstwhile Khajuri steam shed, where one may still see many derelict steam locos. [6/01] Services still run, per the IR NER timetable. [9/07] Update: Some of the ZDM-5’s are still active and trains still run on this line. One ZDM-5 is said to have been scrapped
