Tilaiya Junction railway station explained

Tilaiya Junction
Type:Indian Railways junction station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:State Highway 8, Tilaiya, Bihar
Country:India
Elevation:102m (335feet)
Line:Gaya–Kiul line
Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line
Fatuha–Tilaiya line
Koderma–Tilaiya line (under construction)
Structure:Standard on ground
Tracks: broad gauge
Entrances:It is situated near Hisua Market and best place for historical experience.
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1879
Rebuilt:2023
Electrified:2016–2017
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:East Central Railway zone
Status:Functioning and under-construction
Map Type:India Bihar#India
Map Dot Label:Tilaiya

Tilaiya railway station is located in Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar. Tilaiya railway station is at an elevation of 102m (335feet) and is assigned the station code TIA.[1]

History

Gaya was connected to Kiul in 1879 by the South Bihar Railway Company (operated by the East Indian Railway Company).[2]

The Bakhtiyarpur–Rajgir line was extended to Tilaiya in 2010.[3]

Electrification

Feasibility studies for the electrification of the Manpur–Tilaiya–Kiul sector was announced in the rail budget for 2010–11.[4]

Line extension

The line is to be extended from Tilaiya to .[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tilaiya Junction . indiarailinfo . 24 March 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324052117/http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/tilaiya-junction-tia/1851 . 24 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Indian Railway History Timeline . Saxena . R. P. . 1 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm . 29 February 2012 . 25 August 2015 . 1879-south Bihar Railway-ER-The South Bihar Railway Company(operated by EIR) had laid a line from Luckeesarai to Gaya in 1879.
  3. Web site: CM to open Rajgir–Tilaiya new line . 29 June 2010 . Bihar Foundation . . 24 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324044853/http://www.biharfoundation.in/cm-to-open-rajgir-tilaiya-new-line/ . 24 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Railway Budget 2010–11: Electrification of New Rail Sections . Press Information Bureau, Government of India . 24 February 2010 . 24 March 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324045703/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=58164 . 24 March 2014 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar . . 29 June 2010 . 24 March 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324185810/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nitish-inaugurates-new-rail-lines,-two-robs-in-bihar/1/103475.html . 24 March 2014 . dmy-all .