Railway freight service between Jaynagar and Kurtha where recent gauge conversion has been done will boost Indo-Nepal trade. The governments of India and Nepal commissioned the Jaynagar (Bihar, India) – Kurtha (Nepal) segment of the rail link in an effort to improve Indo-Nepal connectivity and trade and commerce activity. According to Indian Railways, this train link will increase communication between the two countries while also increasing religious tourism and developing rail connectivity between Mithilanchal in India and Janakpur Dham in Nepal.
The Nepal Railway Company Limited (NRCL) has been given the onus of operating and maintaining of train services and the Railway system in the Jaynagar-Kurtha section. The NRCL has awarded the contract for starting train operations in Jayanagar-Kurtha to the Konkan Railway zone. Konkan Railways has offered to NRCL two 5 Car DEMU Train sets for operating the service and has commenced the operationalization of the cross-border railway link from 02 April 2022.
