जोगबनी-कटिहार रेलखंड को मिले अपना हक, 15 वर्षों में नहीं मिली कोई ट्रेनJogbani, located on the India-Nepal border, is a crucial railway station for the Northeast Frontier Railway. Despite its significance, it lacks international standard infrastructure and facilities, hindering its potential as a gateway for travellers from Nepal. While the station was chosen for the Amrit Bharat Station scheme, it hasn't received the...
more... international makeover needed to create a favorable impression on visitors. Despite the gauge conversion of the Jogbani-Katihar line over 15 years ago, train services remain limited. Only two express trains to Delhi and Kolkata, launched at the time of inauguration, continue to operate, with no increase in services. One pair of passenger trains on this route has been permanently discontinued. Local residents and organizations like the Bihar Daily Passengers Association and the Indo-Nepal Organisation of Rail Users have been advocating for improved infrastructure, increased train frequency, and new routes for years. Specific demands include a tri-weekly express train from Jogbani to Varanasi, additional routes connecting Jogbani with various destinations in India, and the restoration of the direct train service to Allahabad that existed before the gauge conversion. The Morang Chamber of Industries, Nepal, also emphasizes the need for an international tourist counter at Jogbani, an IRCTC PRS counter in Biratnagar, and the prompt operation of goods trains on the newly built railway line in Nepal to facilitate goods transportation and alleviate congestion in Jogbani. They advocate for the daily operation of the tri-weekly Jogbani-Kolkata train and urge the extension of the Vande Bharat Express from New Jalpaiguri to Kolkata via Katihar to benefit Nepal and the entire border region. The demand for extending the Chitpur Express to Puri and operating it from Jogbani to Biratnagar has been a long-standing request, previously promised by former Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Jogbani, India-Nepal border pe sthit, Northeast Frontier Railway ka ek important station hai. Lekin, aaj tak yeh international standard ka station nahi ban paya hai. Amrit Bharat Station scheme mein select hone ke baad bhi, is station ko international look nahi mila. Jogbani-Katihar line ka gauge conversion hone...
more... ke 15 saal ho gaye hai, par train services waise hi limited hain. Inauguration ke time chali do express trains Delhi aur Kolkata ke liye, abhi bhi chal rahi hain, lekin koi badhotri nahi hui hai. Is route pe chalne wali 7 jodi passenger trains mein se ek jodi permanent bandi kar di gai hai. Bihar Daily Passengers Association aur Indo-Nepal Organisation of Rail Users jaise locals aur organisations bahut saal se behtar infrastructure, zyada train frequency, aur new routes ki demand kar rahe hain. Unki specific demand mein Jogbani se Varanasi tak tri-weekly express train, Jogbani se India ke different destinations tak new routes, aur gauge conversion se pehle wali Allahabad tak ki direct train service ka restoration shamil hai. Morang Chamber of Industries, Nepal bhi Jogbani mein international tourist counter, Biratnagar mein IRCTC PRS counter, aur Nepal mein bani hui railway line pe goods trains ka prompt operation ki demand kar rahe hain, taaki goods transportation mein aasani ho aur Jogbani mein congestion kam ho. Wo Jogbani-Kolkata ki tri-weekly train ko daily operation ke liye kahe rahe hain aur New Jalpaiguri se Kolkata tak Vande Bharat Express ko Katihar se chalane ki demand kar rahe hain, taaki Nepal aur poora border area is VIP train ka fayda utha sake. Chitpur Express ko Puri tak badhane aur Jogbani se Biratnagar tak chalane ki demand bhi bahut saal se chal rahi hai, aur yeh pehle Mamata Banerjee, former Railway Minister ne bhi kaha tha.
