Dhanusha, Nov 8 : The Jayanagar-Janakpurdham-Kurtha railway service is operating additional service today and tomorrow.
Nepal Railway
Company decided to run more trips on November 8 and 9 for the convenience of
devotees arriving to take holy bath in the Kamala river on the occasion of
Kartik Poornima.
A large number
of devotees from Nepal and India come to take holy dips in the river on this
occasion.
Managing
Director of the Company, Niranjan Kumar Jha, said, "We have taken this
decision for the facility of the passengers."
The railway
service has been operated since April 3, 2022 on the 35 kilometres
Jayanagar-Kurtha section of the 70-kilometre rail service from Jayanagar to
Bardibas of Mahottari district.
The locals are
confident that the number of religious tourists would go up with the operation
of railway service and the export of local products will be boosted. The
railway stations have been fixed at Kurtha, Parwaha, Baidehi, Mahinathpur,
Khjuri, Inrwa and Jayanagar.
Twenty-six
Indian and 59 Nepai employees are employed for the operation of the railway
service at present. The Indian employees include mostly the train crew and some
engineers, managing director Jha said. (RSS)