Tilaiya Junction railway station
Tilaiya railway station is located in Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Tilaiya | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways junction station | |
| Location | State Highway 8, Tilaiya, Bihar India |
| Coordinates | 24°49′20″N 85°24′08″E |
| Elevation | 102 metres (335 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | East Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) | Gaya–Kiul line Bakhtiyarpur–Tilaiya line Fatuha–Tilaiya line |
| Tracks | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | TIA |
| Zone(s) | East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Danapur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1879 |
| Electrified | 2016–2017 |
| Location | |
  Tilaiya railway station Location in Bihar | |
The railway station
Tilaiya railway station is at an elevation of 102 metres (335 ft) 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]
References
- "Tilaiya Junction". indiarailinfo. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- Saxena, R. P. (1 December 2008). "Indian Railway History Timeline". Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 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
- "CM to open Rajgir–Tilaiya new line". The Times of India. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014 – via Bihar Foundation.
- "Railway Budget 2010–11: Electrification of New Rail Sections". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 24 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
- "Nitish inaugurates new rail lines, two ROBs in Bihar". India Today/PTI. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Gargobgha | East Central Railway zone | Manjhwe |
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Hisua | East Central Railway zone | Terminus |
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