RAIL CONNECTIVITY IN THARUHAT OF WEST CHAMPARAN

RAIL CONNECTIVITY 

IN 

THARUHAT OF WEST CHAMPARAN

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Even today this Tharuhat region of the land of Champaran cries for attention, as the Tharus are still vulnerable to all sorts of exploitation, suppression and oppression, as the process of apartheid is still prevalent in its cruelest form. But till today this area has not hit the headlines or no reporter of any channel has visited the place and reported the pathetic and inhuman conditions of the people for its Breaking News. 

Harinagar, which is the nearest Railway station, is almost 12 Km away from Bakhari Bazar and now has been linked to different parts of the country after conversion of narrow gauge into broad gauge. Chhitouni River Bridge has been constructed and rail link has been established between Bagaha and Gorakhpur and thus connecting West Champaran district from all the corners of the country. Satyagraha Express and Saptkranti Express run on daily basis from Raxaul and Muzaffarpur respectively to Delhi via Harinagar. Apart from that there are trains for Amritsar, Dehradun, Hawarah(Kolkata) , Mumbai  also.

Narkatiyaganj Railway station is the nearest junction touching the Tharuhat region. Table below gives the details of the trains either originating or going through this junction and thus now connecting almost every nook and corner of the country through rail.

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NARKATIYAGANJ RAILWAY STATION

TRAIN   NO.	TRAIN NAME	FROM	TO	RUNS
515	Passenger Train	Sonepur	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
411	Passenger Train	Muzaffarpur	Gorakhpur	Daily
5215	Narkatiyaganj Express	Muzaffarpur	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
407	Passenger Train	Sonepur	Gorakhpur	Daily
529	Passenger Train	Muzaffarpur	Gorakhpur	Daily
5273	Satyagraha Express	Raxaul	Delhi	Daily
5211	Jannayak	Darbhanga	Amritsar	Daily
9040	Bandra Express	Muzaffarpur	Bandra	Tue.,Thurs.,Sun
5653	Jammutawi Express	Guwahati	Jammutawi	Thursday
5051	Purbanchal Express	Howrah	Gorakhpur	Saturday
2557	Saptkranti Super Fast	Muzaffarpur	Delhi	Daily
5001	Dehradun Express	Muzaffarpur	Dehradun	Monday
9270	Bapudham Express	Motihari	Porbandar	Monday
5201 A	Intercity Express	Hajipur	Narkatiyaganj	Daily Except Sunday
221	Passenger Train	Darbhanga	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
5523	Gandak Express	Jainagar	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
205	Passenger Train	Darbhanga	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
5531	Sitanchal Express	Jainagar	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
207	Passenger Train	Darbhanga	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
215	Passenger Train	Darbhanga	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
217	Passenger Train	Darbhanga	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
219	Passenger Train	Darbhanga	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
201	Passenger Train	Bhikhna Thori	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
203	Passenger Train	Bhikhna Thori	Narkatiyaganj	Daily
283	Passenger Train	Bhikhna Thori	Narkatiyaganj	Daily

This has really created a revolution in the region and opened the floodgates of opportunities for the people of the region. This will definitely have far reaching consequences on the development of the region. Movement of the people will become faster and easier. Now they need not go to Muzaffarpur or Patna for visiting various places of the country either for education or for trade and commerce or for any other purpose.