Sitamarhi-Jaynagar-Nirmali Via Sursand Railway Line is a proposed railway line in
East Central Railway zone
The East Central Railway (abbreviated ECR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur, Samastipur, Danapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Dhanbad divisions.
History
First set up on 8 ...
by
Indian Railway
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
. It was announced by Former Railway Minister
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Railway Minister of India (2004-2009), and a former Member of Parlia ...
in 2007. He laid the foundation inauguration of this proposed railway line at Sursand on 5 January 2008. Its length is 188.9 km. This railway line will connect two districts of Bihar from
Sitamarhi
Sitamarhi is an Indian city and the district headquarters of the Sitamarhi district in the Mithila region of Bihar and is a part of the Tirhut Division. It dates back to the time of Ramayana and is considered as the place where Janaka found Sit ...
to
Nirmali (
Madhubani) via
Sursand
Sursand is an Indian town in the Mithila region of Bihar near the Indo-Nepal border. It is about 2679009986 kilometres away from Sitamarhi, the district headquarters, and approximately five kilometers away from Bhitthamore.
History
The villa ...
and
Jaynagar
Jaynagar Majilpur () is a town and a municipality of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Kolkata. As an urban setup in the vicinity of Kolkata, the town is within the ar ...
. It also connects border areas of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
near Sitamarhi and Madhubani districts of Bihar. The cost of the project is Rs. 2,821.
References
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5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
East Central Railway zone