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By Road: The state has a vast network of National and State highways. East-West corridor goes through the cities of Bihar (Muzaffarpur-Darbhanga-Purnia NH57) 4-6 lanes. The cities of Bihar are well connected by public transport including both private and government transport. The cities are interconnected as well as connected with the capital. The roadways also connected to adjacent states and regular bus service is available for different cities of adjacent states like Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh. The roadways also connects to Nepal. To boost the state roadways, the State Government have introduces Mercedes Benz luxary buses.
By Train: Bihar is well-connected by railway lines to the rest of India. Most of the towns are interconnected, and they also are directly connected to Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Nepal Railways operates two railway lines: a 6 km broad gauge line from Raxaul in India to Sirsiya Inland Container Depot or Dry Port near Birganj in Nepal and a 53 km 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) narrow gauge line from Jaynagar in India to Bijalpura in Nepal. The latter line is composed of two sections: 32 km between Jaynagar and Janakpur and 21 km from Janakpur to Bijalpura. Bihar is strategically located in the main line of the East Central Railway and therefore connected with important cities of India and most cities within Bihar.
By Air: Bihar has two operational airports and one airport are under construction in Bhagalpur City �: Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Patna, and the Gaya Airport, Gaya.
By Water: Bihar is also well connected by Ganges. Inland Waterways Authority of India has declared the Ganges between Allahabad and Haldia to be a national inland waterway.
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