The Nepal Railway Company Ltd. (in short Nepal Railway), reporting mark: NRW / ने. रे) is a state-owned company under Department of Railways (DORW) which operates passenger train services in Nepal[1]. It is the only train service provider in the country. [2] Currently it operates passenger transport service on the 52 kilometres (32 mi) line from Jainagar, India to Bhangaha, Nepal. It is sort of equivalent to the Sajha Yatayat for road transportation.[citation needed]
 A Nepal Railway train in service. | |
| Nepal Railway | |
Native name | नेपाल रेल्वे कम्पनी |
| Company type | Government sector |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | Nepal Government Railway and Nepal Janakpur–Jainagar Railway |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Founder | Chandra Shumsher |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Nepal |
Key people | Redeyes (Director General) Niranjan Jha (CEO of Nepal Railway Company Limited) |
| Owner | Government of Nepal |
| Parent | Department of Railways |
| Website | www |
History
editBefore consolidating to current stage, train service was started as Nepal Government Railway (NGR) then continued as Nepal Janakpur Jaynagar Railway (NJJR). NGR era was entirely coal era with steam engines whereas NJJR got dieselized in 1993. Today's Nepal Railway is the revived form of Nepal Janakpur Jaynagar Railway (NJJR).
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A Nepal Railway locomotive in 1927 during the reign of PM Chandra Shumsher Rana
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Nepal Railway in 1950s.
Services
editCurrently Nepal Railway operates passenger train service on Jaynagar–Bardibas railway line. It has plan to operate freight service on Bathnaha–Biratnagar railway line soon[when?]. Passengers have two choices of cars, deluxe and general to ride on Nepal Railway's trains. As per General Manager of Nepal Railways Niranjan Jha, 1350 passengers can travel by train at one time.
Incidents
editIn August 2012, a serious incident occurred when a locomotive ran away without bogies while a driver was putting in oil. The locomotive ran from Jainagar to Janakpur at speeds far exceeding the restrictions on the line, resulting in the normally two-and-a-half hours journey of 29 km (18 mi) taking only 45 minutes. The staff at Janakpur diverted the locomotive engine onto a damaged track where its wheels became stuck in the ground and it came to a full stop without causing any injuries.[3][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Railway service to reconnect Janakpur with India's Ayodhya soon". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "नेपाल सरकार भौतिक पुर्वाधार तथा यातायात मन्त्रालय रेल विभाग विशालनगर, काठमाण्डौ". www.dorw.gov.np. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Train engine from India completes journey to Nepal sans driver". www.deccanherald.com. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Train engine from India completes journey to Nepal sans drive". m.indiarailinfo.com. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2020.