JANAKPURDHAM: Train service started on Jayanagar-Kurtha railway section from today. The railway service has begun after it was jointly launched by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually.
According to General Manager of Nepal Railway Company, Niranjan Jha, the passenger train along Jayanagar-Kurtha section came into operation at 8:00 am today and it will run twice a day.
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Locals gather to see the train scheduled to arrive at Janakpur Railway station from Jaynagar, India after Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated Jaynagar-Kurtha Railway Service virtually from Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Photo: RSS[/caption]
The train that left Jayanagar was scheduled to reach Kurtha station at around 10:00 am. As per schedule, the train from Kurtha of Janakpurdham will reach Jayanagar station at 12:30 pm.
He said that the train will return from Jayanagar to Kurtha at 3:00 pm and the train from Jayanagar will return at 5:15 pm.
Passengers coming to board the train running on Jayanagar-Kurtha railway section require to carry their identity documents. General Manager Jha said that identification documents have been made mandatory in view of security challenges due to the open border.
The company has stated that in the case of children below the age of 10 to 18 years, it is mandatory to have a school identity card with photo. Similarly, to board a Nepali train, an Indian citizen has to carry a valid passport issued by the Government of India or an identity card issued by the Election Commission of India.
A new fare has also been fixed for the train service from Jayanagar to Kurtha. The fare for Janakpur-Kurtha-Jayanagar general seat has been fixed at Rs 90 per passenger and Rs 450 for AC seat.
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Locals gather to see the train scheduled to arrive at Janakpur Railway station from Jaynagar, India after Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated Jaynagar-Kurtha Railway Service virtually from Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Photo: RSS[/caption]
The train that left Jayanagar was scheduled to reach Kurtha station at around 10:00 am. As per schedule, the train from Kurtha of Janakpurdham will reach Jayanagar station at 12:30 pm.
He said that the train will return from Jayanagar to Kurtha at 3:00 pm and the train from Jayanagar will return at 5:15 pm.
Passengers coming to board the train running on Jayanagar-Kurtha railway section require to carry their identity documents. General Manager Jha said that identification documents have been made mandatory in view of security challenges due to the open border.
The company has stated that in the case of children below the age of 10 to 18 years, it is mandatory to have a school identity card with photo. Similarly, to board a Nepali train, an Indian citizen has to carry a valid passport issued by the Government of India or an identity card issued by the Election Commission of India.
A new fare has also been fixed for the train service from Jayanagar to Kurtha. The fare for Janakpur-Kurtha-Jayanagar general seat has been fixed at Rs 90 per passenger and Rs 450 for AC seat.
READ ALSO:
Published Date: April 3, 2022, 12:00 am
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