The city has a railway station with Broad Gauge & Meter Gauge tracks both. Railway services are available for Katihar(5 Passenger trains daily),Delhi(2487 Jogbani-Delhi Seemanchal Exp., 7 Days in week), Kolkata (3160 Jogbani-Kolkata Exp,3 Days in week),& Saharsa (2 Express & 2 Passenger trains Daily, Meter Gauge). Trains for almost all big locations in India can be boarded from Katihar (98 km from Forbesganj). Frequent bus services are available for Jogbani (Nepal Boarder), Araria (Dist Headquarters), Purnia (Commissionay Headquarters) & Katihar. Many night service luxury buses ply between Forbesganj & Patna (The state Capital). The city has an abandoned airport too which no longer functions. Two People of Forbesganj are well known, Fanishwar Nath Renu and Mr. Kumar Subrat. And the maximum population of Bihar speak Maithily, that is the main language of Forbesganj other than Hindi and English.
