Jaynagar railway station is a main terminal railway station in Madhubani district, Bihar. Its code is JYG. It serves Jainagar and the surrounding areas. The station consists of 5 platforms.[1][2][3]
History
The Jayanagar–Janakpur–Bijalpura line a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge railway was introduced during the Rana period. The Jayanagar–Janakpur–Bijalpura line was under conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) with an extension to Bardibas. It is expected to be complete by December 2019. This was Nepal's last surviving railway. Now again the train starts in 2022 4 April
Sections
The Jaynagar railway station is split into two sections. One section is used by Indian Railways, the other being used by Nepal Railways. The latter operates two DEMU trains per day.
Services
Indian Railways operate the following trains, which stop at this station:
- Darbhanga–Jaynagar Passenger
- Ganga Sagar Express
- Puri–Jaynagar Express
- Howrah–Jaynagar Passenger
- Janaki Intercity Express
- Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
- Jaynagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Antyodaya Express
- Jaynagar–Patna Intercity Express
- Jaynagar–Rajendra Nagar Terminal Intercity Express
- Jaynagar–Ranchi Express
- Kamla Gaga Intercity Fast Passenger
- Kolkata–Jaynagar Weekly Express
- Samastipur–Jaynagar Passenger
- Samastipur–Jaynagar DEMU
- Saryu Yamuna Express
- Shaheed Express
- Jaynagar–Udhna Antyodaya Express
- Swatantra Senani Superfast Express[4]
Nepal Railways also operates two services a day to Kurtha.
Nearest airport
The nearest airports are Darbhanga Airport at Darbhanga, Bagdogra Airport at Siliguri, Gaya Airport at Gaya, Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport at Patna and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at Calcutta.
See also
References
External links
- website
- Google. "Jaynagar Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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