Department of Railways (Nepal)

Department of Railways

रेल विभाग
Railway line near Kurtha.
Department overview
Formed	15 June 2011
Type	Rail transport
Jurisdiction	Government of Nepal
Status	Active
Headquarters	Bishalnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal 27°43′12″N 85°20′06″E / 27.720°N 85.335°E / 27.720; 85.335
Annual budget	NRs 4.056 Billion (FY 2081/82)
Director General responsible	Rohit Kumar Bisural
Parent department	Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport
Child Department	Nepal Railway
Website	http://dorw.gov.np

Department of Railways under Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport is the authority to develop, maintain and plan railways in Nepal. It has its headquarter at Bishalnagar, Kathmandu. Currently it maintains three in-operation railway lines in the country: Raxaul–Sirsiya, Jainagar–Bhangaha and Bathnaha-Budhnagar. It is equivalent to Department of Road for road infrastructure. It has several lines planned.