August 6, 2012

Narkatiaganj Railway Junction


     Narkatiaganj is a city in West Champaran district of Bihar state. It is located near the border of neighboring country of Nepal. Narkatiaganj is railway junction which comes under Samastipur division of Eastern Railway Zone. There are several places of interest which can easily be explored from Narkatiaganj Jn. Lauria Nandangarh is a historic place located just 15 km away from Narkatiaganj. It is the remains site of huge Buddhist Stupa of 26 m height. Another historic structure found there is Ashokan Pillar which lies just half km away from Stupa site. Other important places which can also be accessed from Narkatiaganj include Kushinagar, Motihari, Kesariya, etc.
      Anand Vihar Trm (Delhi) - Muzaffarur Exp, Motihari- Manduadih (UP) exp, Gorakhpur- Kolkata Exp, Guwahati – Jammu Tawi exp and many other trains pass through Narkatiaganj Railway Junction. Narkatiaganj is also linked by road to other parts of Bihar state, while the nearest airbase to the town is Gorakhpur Airport.

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